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3634, VIC · Postcode

Health & Disability in 3634, VIC

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

More people in postcode 3634 live with long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. Around 31.3% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with a higher burden of long-term illness than the state average.

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📍 3634, VIC, Postcode

Where 3634, VIC sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.3%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3634, VIC — higher than 62% of areas.

3634, VIC31.3%
Greater Shepparton 31.6%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, affecting 10.5% and 10.3% of people respectively. While 31.3% of residents have a long-term condition, the typical person here reports none, and 9% have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Australian average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 3634, VIC, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 58.0% One condition 21.7% Two conditions 6.7% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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3634, VIC splits fairly evenly between Asthma (21%) and Arthritis (20%), with Mental health at 18%.

Asthma 10.5% Arthritis 10.3% Mental health 9.0% Other condition 7.5% Diabetes 4.4% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.6% ▲ +84.6%

Higher than 53% 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 3634, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3634/3634-vic/topic/health-disability