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Casey - North · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Casey - North

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

A slightly lower rate of long-term illness defines Casey - North, where 26% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia, suggesting a population that is generally healthier than the national average.

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📍 Casey - North, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Casey - North sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.0%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Casey - North — lower than 66% of areas.

Casey - North26.0%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 7.6% of people. Overall, 66.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Casey - North, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 66.7% One condition 18.0% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Casey - North splits fairly evenly between Other condition (17%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 17%.

Other condition 7.8% Asthma 7.8% Mental health 7.6% Arthritis 7.2% Diabetes 5.6% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living assistance is needed by 6.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.1% ▲ +40.8%

Higher than 61% 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 Casey - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21202/casey-north/topic/health-disability