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3337, VIC · Postcode

Health & Disability in 3337, VIC

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

More people need help with daily activities in postcode 3337 now than in 2011. This area sees a higher rate of mental health conditions than most other regions, with 10.6% of residents reporting one.

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📍 3337, VIC, Postcode

Where 3337, VIC sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.8%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3337, VIC — higher than 53% of areas.

3337, VIC29.8%
Melton 23.0%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.6%, followed closely by asthma at 10.5%. Overall, 29.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 3337, VIC, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 60.5% One condition 19.7% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 3.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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3337, VIC splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (20%), with Other condition at 16%.

Mental health 10.6% Asthma 10.5% Other condition 8.4% Arthritis 8.2% Diabetes 6.1% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 7.6% of residents, a figure that is much higher than in most areas. This rate has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011, placing it a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.

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7.6% ▲ +46.8%

Higher than 80% 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 3337, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3337/3337-vic/topic/health-disability