35.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Millgrove · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Millgrove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 35.8% of people in Millgrove live with a long-term health condition. This highlights a community with significantly higher health challenges than most similar areas. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 14.6% of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 14.6%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis and asthma are also common, each affecting 11.2% of the population.
14.6%
Higher than 93% 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 Millgrove, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is a little above the national figure at 8.0%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011, when it sat at 6.9%.
8.0% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Millgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215056/millgrove/topic/health-disability