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Templestowe Lower · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Templestowe Lower

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

Health profiles in Templestowe Lower have remained steady over the last decade, with 27% of residents living with a long-term health condition. While this is lower than most similar areas, a notable number of people still require support for daily tasks. This creates a contrast between the general health of the population and the specific needs of those requiring assistance.

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📍 Templestowe Lower, Suburb / Locality

Where Templestowe Lower sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Templestowe Lower — lower than 59% of areas.

Templestowe Lower27.0%
3107, VIC 26.9%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

A lower than usual 6.7% of people here have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, though among those who do, the most common are other conditions and arthritis.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Templestowe Lower, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 68.0% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Templestowe Lower splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 14%.

Other condition 9.0% Arthritis 8.7% Asthma 6.9% Mental health 6.7% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.6% Dementia 1.6% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 7.8% of people in Templestowe Lower need help with daily activities, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above both the Victorian and Australian figures, which sit at 5.9% and 5.8% respectively.

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7.8% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality 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 Templestowe Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22484/templestowe-lower/topic/health-disability