34.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Milawa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Milawa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness mark the daily experience for many in Milawa, where 34.4% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite these health struggles, the local need for daily physical assistance remains low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 14.8% of people. Overall, 10% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
10.0%
Higher than 52% 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 Milawa, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and has fallen 4.6 points since 2011.
3.7% ▼ -55.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Milawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222054/milawa/topic/health-disability