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Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton, affecting 11.6% of people. This region faces significant health challenges, as 33.0% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton sits — People with a long-term health condition

33.0%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton — higher than 78% of areas.

Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton33.0%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The area has a much higher rate of long-term health issues than most similar places, including mental health conditions which are a little above the state and national figures at 10.6%. While 57.2% of people report no long-term conditions, others face multiple burdens, with 3.6% living with three or more.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 57.2% One condition 21.9% Two conditions 7.4% Three or more 3.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 16%.

Arthritis 11.6% Mental health 10.6% Other condition 9.3% Asthma 8.7% Heart disease 4.8% Diabetes 4.4% Cancer 4.1% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages. This need for support has barely changed over the last decade, rising slightly from 4.9% in 2011.

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5.7% ▲ +15.9%

Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20202/heathcote-castlemaine-kyneton/topic/health-disability