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Mount Dandenong - Olinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

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

More people in Mount Dandenong - Olinda now need help with daily activities than in 2011. While this need has grown over the decade, the area still sees a lower rate of disability than the national average. Around 30.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Mount Dandenong - Olinda, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mount Dandenong - Olinda sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Dandenong - Olinda — higher than 66% of areas.

Mount Dandenong - Olinda30.7%
3788, VIC 29.6%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health and arthritis are the most reported issues, each affecting 9.8% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mount Dandenong - Olinda, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 62.5% One condition 22.4% Two conditions 6.0% Three or more 2.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mount Dandenong - Olinda splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Arthritis (19%), with Other condition at 19%.

Mental health 9.8% Arthritis 9.8% Other condition 9.6% Asthma 8.8% Heart disease 3.8% Cancer 3.5% Diabetes 3.1% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.3% of people need help with daily tasks, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This proportion has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.3% ▲ +66.9%

Lower than 72% 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 Mount Dandenong - Olinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051282/mount-dandenong-olinda/topic/health-disability