28.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marengo · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Marengo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Marengo need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a generally healthy local population where the typical resident reports no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 7.0% of residents, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 10.7%.
7.0%
Lower than 80% 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 Marengo, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing assistance with daily tasks is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%. This figure has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
3.7% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Marengo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222049/marengo/topic/health-disability