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Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

A lower rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Forest Hill compared to the rest of the country. While 26.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is lower than most other similar areas. Overall, the community's health outcomes are generally in line with Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

26.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 60% of areas.

Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)26.5%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 6.8% of people report a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 68.7% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 68.7% One condition 18.0% Two conditions 5.7% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 8.5% Arthritis 8.0% Asthma 7.3% Mental health 6.8% Diabetes 5.2% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 6.3% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas. This need for assistance has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.3% —

Higher than 64% 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 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23101/forest-hill/topic/health-disability