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Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Evelyn (Eastern Victoria)

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

Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Evelyn, where 9.9% of people live with such a diagnosis. Roughly 30.5% of the population manages a long-term health issue, a figure that is well above the Victorian average.

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📍 Evelyn (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

Where Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 66% of areas.

Evelyn (Eastern Victoria)30.5%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with 30.5% of residents affected. Mental health (9.9%), asthma (9.8%), and arthritis (8.9%) are the most reported issues.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Evelyn (Eastern Victoria), None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 63.3% One condition 21.4% Two conditions 6.3% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Asthma (19%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 9.9% Asthma 9.8% Arthritis 8.9% Other condition 8.8% Diabetes 4.5% Heart disease 3.8% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.3% of people in Evelyn need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This proportion has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.3% —

Lower than 57% 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 Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22802/evelyn/topic/health-disability