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Point Cook - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Point Cook - South

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

A far lower proportion of residents live with long-term health issues in Point Cook - South compared to most other areas. Only 14% of people report a long-term health condition, which is nearly half the Victorian average. This trend towards better overall health is reflected in both physical and mental wellbeing.

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

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

14.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Point Cook - South — lower than 99% of areas.

Point Cook - South14.0%
3030, VIC 21.2%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Just 3.9% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common condition at 4.9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Point Cook - South, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 12%.

None 80.9% One condition 11.5% Two conditions 1.9% Three or more 0.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Point Cook - South splits fairly evenly between Asthma (22%) and Other condition (22%), with Mental health at 18%.

Asthma 4.9% Other condition 4.8% Mental health 3.9% Diabetes 3.5% Arthritis 2.3% Heart disease 1.1% Cancer 0.7% Lung condition 0.3% Stroke 0.2% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few people here need help with daily activities, with the 2.5% rate sitting well below the Australian figure of 5.8%. This proportion has risen slightly by 0.8 points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.5% —

Lower than 92% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051466/point-cook-south/topic/health-disability