19.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3762, VIC · Postcode
Health & Disability in 3762, VIC
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60.7% of people in postcode 3762 report having no long-term health conditions. This area is remarkably healthy, with a much lower rate of long-term illness than the rest of Victoria and Australia. Most residents do not require any help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.7% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common condition at 9.4%, a rate higher than most other areas, followed by asthma and diabetes at 6.0% each.
9.4%
Higher than 60% 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 3762, VIC, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities in 2021, which is well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This is a decrease of 2.3 percentage points since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 3762, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3762/3762-vic/topic/health-disability