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Epping (Vic.) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Epping (Vic.) - West

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

Only 17.9% of people in Epping (Vic.) - West report a long-term health condition, making it one of the healthiest areas of its kind. This figure is well below the Victorian average of 27.4%. Most residents live without any long-term health issues.

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📍 Epping (Vic.) - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Epping (Vic.) - West sits — People with a long-term health condition

17.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Epping (Vic.) - West — lower than 93% of areas.

Epping (Vic.) - West17.9%
3076, VIC 22.8%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much lower than most areas, with only 5.1% of people reporting a mental health condition. The most common reported issues are asthma at 6% and diabetes at 4.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Epping (Vic.) - West, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 75.6% One condition 13.5% Two conditions 3.2% Three or more 1.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Epping (Vic.) - West splits fairly evenly between Other condition (21%) and Asthma (20%), with Mental health at 17%.

Other condition 6.2% Asthma 6.0% Mental health 5.1% Diabetes 4.6% Arthritis 3.8% Heart disease 1.7% Cancer 1.1% Lung condition 0.5% Stroke 0.4% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.4% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This number has risen slightly since 2016, when it stood at 3.4%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.4% —

Lower than 71% 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 Epping (Vic.) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041433/epping-west/topic/health-disability