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Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

About 65.7% of people in Eltham report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's overall health profile quite stable, with 28.7% of residents living with a long-term condition, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

28.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 55% of areas.

Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)28.7%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, each affecting around 8.5% of the population. The rate of mental health conditions is 8.4%, which is lower than most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 65.7% One condition 20.8% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Asthma (18%), with Other condition at 18%.

Arthritis 8.8% Asthma 8.5% Other condition 8.5% Mental health 8.4% Heart disease 3.7% Diabetes 3.6% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.2% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 3.6%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.2% —

Lower than 79% 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 Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22501/eltham/topic/health-disability