3649, VIC · Postcode

Health & Disability in 3649, VIC

Name: Health & Disability in 3649, VIC — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

More people here live with mental health conditions than in most similar areas. In postcode 3649, 30.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 3649, VIC, Postcode

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are common here, affecting 11.1% of people, which is a little above the state and national figures. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.3% and asthma at 8.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 3649, VIC, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 57.7% One condition 19.5% Two conditions 6.9% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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3649, VIC splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Arthritis (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Mental health 11.1% Arthritis 10.3% Asthma 8.6% Other condition 6.7% Diabetes 5.2% Heart disease 3.8% Lung condition 3.3% Cancer 2.9% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5% of people in postcode 3649 need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, and has barely changed since 2011.

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 3649, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3649/3649-vic/topic/health-disability

Where 3649, VIC sits — People with a long-term health condition