30.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3139, VIC · Postcode
Health & Disability in 3139, VIC
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in postcode 3139, affecting 10.0% of residents. Overall, the area has a higher rate of long-term health issues than the state and national figures. Most people here are healthy, with 62.2% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health is the most frequent issue at 10.0%, followed closely by asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 9.2%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 3139, VIC, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is an increase of 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.9% ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 3139, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3139/3139-vic/topic/health-disability