28.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3085, VIC · Postcode
Health & Disability in 3085, VIC
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, postcode 3085 sees 28.4% of its people living with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the Victorian figure and roughly in line with the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 9.4% of people. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, while other common conditions include arthritis and asthma at 8.5% each.
9.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode 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 3085, VIC, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people in postcode 3085 need help with daily activities than in most other areas. About 6.0% of residents require this support, a figure that has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 3085, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3085/3085-vic/topic/health-disability