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3121, VIC · Postcode

Health & Disability in 3121, VIC

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Daily life in postcode 3121 is marked by a relatively healthy population, with only 3.9% of residents needing help with daily activities. While overall long-term health issues are lower than most areas, mental health conditions are more common here than in the state or national figures.

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📍 3121, VIC, Postcode

Where 3121, VIC sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.7%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3121, VIC — lower than 72% of areas.

3121, VIC25.7%
Yarra 27.2%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

A little fewer than a quarter of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.4%, a figure slightly above the national average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 3121, VIC, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 67.3% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 4.5% Three or more 1.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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3121, VIC splits fairly evenly between Mental health (26%) and Asthma (22%), with Other condition at 19%.

Mental health 10.4% Asthma 8.9% Other condition 7.7% Arthritis 5.0% Diabetes 2.8% Heart disease 2.1% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 0.6% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily activities is much less common here than in most areas. Only 3.9% of people require such support, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.9% ▲ +11.6%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

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 3121, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3121/3121-vic/topic/health-disability