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Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

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

More people now need help with daily activities in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights than in 2011. While overall health is similar to other areas, the region has a notably high rate of mental health conditions. About 29.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights — higher than 58% of areas.

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights29.4%
3218, VIC 28.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. This is a little above the 8.8% recorded for Victoria and Australia, and it is the most frequent long-term health condition in the area.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 64.3% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 6.0% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights splits fairly evenly between Mental health (22%) and Asthma (20%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 10.8% Asthma 9.7% Other condition 8.3% Arthritis 7.6% Diabetes 3.8% Heart disease 3.3% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.3% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%. This proportion has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.3% ▲ +20.1%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021040/geelong-west-hamlyn-heights/topic/health-disability