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Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Footscray (Western Metropolitan)

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

More people in Footscray now need help with daily activities than in 2016, though the area remains generally healthier than most. Around 24.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Footscray (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Footscray (Western Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.6%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Footscray (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 70% of areas.

Footscray (Western Metropolitan)24.6%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 24.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is lower than in most other areas. Mental health is the most common issue affecting 8.9% of residents, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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

None 67.1% One condition 17.6% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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

Mental health 8.9% Other condition 8.0% Asthma 7.9% Arthritis 5.6% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 2.6% Cancer 1.8% Lung condition 1.0% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks rose to 6.4% in 2021, up from 5.5% in 2016. This is higher than most other areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national levels.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% —

Higher than 67% 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 Footscray (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23007/footscray/topic/health-disability