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Highett (West) - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Highett (West) - Cheltenham

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

Very few differences exist between Highett (West) - Cheltenham and the wider region when it comes to health and disability. Roughly 26.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Highett (West) - Cheltenham, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Highett (West) - Cheltenham sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Highett (West) - Cheltenham — lower than 60% of areas.

Highett (West) - Cheltenham26.5%
3192, VIC 27.9%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 8.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is around the middle for similar areas and consistent with the national rate. The most common long-term health conditions reported are asthma at 8.7% and mental health at 8.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Highett (West) - Cheltenham, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 67.8% One condition 19.3% Two conditions 5.0% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Highett (West) - Cheltenham splits fairly evenly between Asthma (20%) and Mental health (19%), with Other condition at 18%.

Asthma 8.7% Mental health 8.5% Other condition 8.0% Arthritis 6.7% Diabetes 3.3% Heart disease 3.2% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.5% Dementia 0.7% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.9% of people, a figure that is lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.6%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.9% ▲ +7.0%

Lower than 60% 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 Highett (West) - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011171/highett-cheltenham/topic/health-disability