30.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3793, VIC · Postcode
Health & Disability in 3793, VIC
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in postcode 3793, affecting 10.1% of residents. While overall health levels are close to the state average, this area has a higher rate of mental health conditions than most other similar places. This contributes to about 30.3% of the population living with a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Mental health is the most reported issue at 10.1%, followed by asthma at 9.6% and arthritis at 9.5%.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 3793, VIC, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.5% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national and state averages. However, this rate has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
4.5% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 3793, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3793/3793-vic/topic/health-disability