42.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merrigum · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Merrigum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Need for daily help has risen sharply in Merrigum, with 9.3% of people now requiring assistance. This reflects a broader health struggle in the area, where 42.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition—a figure far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health challenges are common here, with 16.3% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is well above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. The most frequent long-term conditions are asthma (16.5%), mental health (16.3%), and arthritis (15.0%).
16.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Merrigum, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks has risen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011. At 9.3%, this is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.3% ▲ +185.8%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Merrigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222053/merrigum/topic/health-disability