33.3%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malmsbury · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Malmsbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people in Malmsbury now need help with daily activities than in 2011. While most residents are healthy, the area has a much higher rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.3% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 13.6%, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Malmsbury, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of residents need help with daily tasks, which is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%. This figure has risen 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221045/malmsbury/topic/health-disability