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Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

Over 30% of Croydon residents live with a long-term health condition, which is higher than most similar areas. This means about one in three people here manage a chronic health issue in their daily lives.

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📍 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.3%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 65% of areas.

Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan)30.3%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 30.3% of people report a long-term health condition, a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.8%, slightly above both the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 63.9% One condition 20.8% Two conditions 6.3% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 9.8% Other condition 9.4% Arthritis 9.2% Asthma 9.2% Diabetes 4.6% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 6.2% of people. This figure has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2016 and is now about the same as the state average.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.2% —

Higher than 63% 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 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22201/croydon/topic/health-disability