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Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan)

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

Daily assistance needs have stayed exactly the same in Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) since 2011. The area is generally healthier than most, with only 25% of people reporting a long-term health condition. This is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.0%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) — lower than 68% of areas.

Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan)25.0%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with mental health (8.7%) and other conditions (8.2%) being the most reported. Mental health figures are about the same as the Victorian average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 68.7% One condition 18.0% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 8.7% Other condition 8.2% Asthma 7.2% Arthritis 6.2% Diabetes 3.5% Heart disease 3.3% Cancer 2.7% Dementia 0.9% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little fewer people in Caulfield need help with daily activities compared to the rest of Australia. At 4.7%, this figure is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 70% 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 Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21906/caulfield/topic/health-disability