31.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mooney Mooney · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mooney Mooney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Mooney Mooney need daily help than they did a decade ago. While 31.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition—a figure well above the national average—the need for assistance with daily tasks has fallen over time.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here. While 31.9% of people have a long-term condition, the rate of mental health conditions is 8.3%, which is about the same as the figure for Australia.
8.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Mooney Mooney, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 5.8% national figure. This is a improvement from 2011, when the rate was 3.9%.
2.5% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mooney Mooney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122090/mooney-mooney/topic/health-disability