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Altona (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Altona (Western Metropolitan)

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Altona than in most other areas, with only 21% of residents reporting a chronic condition. This is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. It is a healthy community where the vast majority of people report no long-term health issues at all.

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📍 Altona (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Altona (Western Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.0%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Altona (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 89% of areas.

Altona (Western Metropolitan)21.0%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 6.3% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, asthma is the most common at 6.7%, while diabetes affects 4.4% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Altona (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 72.3% One condition 15.3% Two conditions 3.8% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Altona (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Asthma (19%) and Other condition (19%), with Mental health at 18%.

Asthma 6.7% Other condition 6.7% Mental health 6.3% Arthritis 5.2% Diabetes 4.4% Heart disease 2.4% Cancer 1.7% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.7%, which is lower than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the state average of 5.9%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▲ +43.9%

Lower than 71% of state electorate 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 Altona (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20207/altona/topic/health-disability