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Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

Health needs in Ferntree Gully have remained steady over the last decade, with the proportion of people needing daily help barely changing since 2016. About 29% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the national average.

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📍 Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

29.0%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.

Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan)29.0%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions affect 29% of people here, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 9%, asthma at 8.7%, and mental health at 8.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 65.7% One condition 19.7% Two conditions 6.2% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 17%.

Other condition 9.0% Asthma 8.7% Mental health 8.5% Arthritis 8.4% Diabetes 5.7% Heart disease 4.2% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This rate has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 5.5%.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.1% —

Higher than 59% 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 Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22901/ferntree-gully/topic/health-disability