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Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)

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

Managing long-term illness is a common part of daily life in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), where 33.9% of people live with a health condition. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most other areas.

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📍 Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

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

33.9%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 86% of areas.

Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)33.9%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 12.2%, followed by mental health conditions at 10.4%. This level of mental ill-health is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 55.6% One condition 21.6% Two conditions 7.9% Three or more 4.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 12.2% Mental health 10.4% Asthma 9.4% Other condition 8.6% Diabetes 5.7% Heart disease 5.6% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 2.9% Stroke 1.4% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily tasks are more challenging for 7.0% of residents who need help with core activities. This is a little above the national figure and has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.0% ▲ +14.0%

Higher 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 Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23602/gippsland-south/topic/health-disability