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Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)

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

More people in Broadmeadows now need help with daily activities than in 2016. While fewer residents report long-term health conditions compared to the state average, a striking 9.9% of the population requires regular assistance with daily tasks.

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📍 Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.9%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 69% of areas.

Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)24.9%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 24.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most common reports include other conditions at 8.2% and arthritis at 7.7%, while mental health conditions affect 7.4% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 64.4% One condition 16.1% Two conditions 5.5% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Arthritis (17%), with Mental health at 16%.

Other condition 8.2% Arthritis 7.7% Mental health 7.4% Asthma 7.3% Diabetes 6.8% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 1.8% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 0.9 points since 2016 to 9.9%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 5.9% and among the highest rates for similar areas.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.9% —

Higher than 99% 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 Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21203/broadmeadows/topic/health-disability