25.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macedon · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Macedon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Macedon struggle with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 25.4% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of mental health conditions is just 6.7%, a little below the Victorian and national figures. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 7.9%, while 66.8% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.7%
Lower than 82% 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 Macedon, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people in Macedon need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the state and national figures, and the proportion has fallen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
3.0% ▼ -69.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215050/macedon/topic/health-disability