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Point Cook - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Point Cook - East

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Point Cook - East than in most similar areas. Only 16.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a remarkably healthy population for the region.

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📍 Point Cook - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Point Cook - East sits — People with a long-term health condition

16.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Point Cook - East — lower than 96% of areas.

Point Cook - East16.3%
3030, VIC 21.2%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are uncommon here, with 76.6% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also well below the Victorian average at 4.5%, and asthma is the most common long-term condition at 5.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Point Cook - East, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 76.6% One condition 12.8% Two conditions 2.4% Three or more 1.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Point Cook - East splits fairly evenly between Asthma (22%) and Other condition (20%), with Mental health at 17%.

Asthma 5.7% Other condition 5.1% Mental health 4.5% Diabetes 3.6% Arthritis 3.2% Heart disease 1.6% Cancer 1.3% Lung condition 0.5% Stroke 0.4% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.0% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%, although the proportion has risen slightly since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.0% —

Lower than 89% 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 Point Cook - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051464/point-cook-east/topic/health-disability