41.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murtoa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Murtoa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Murtoa than in the rest of Victoria. About 41.2% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 14 percentage points above the state figure. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15.8%, followed by mental health and asthma. Mental health conditions affect 12.8% of people, a rate well above the national figure of 8.8%.
12.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Murtoa, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.2% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. This need has risen sharply since 2011, climbing by 7.4 percentage points.
9.2% ▲ +392.3%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221051/murtoa/topic/health-disability