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Hastings (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Hastings (Eastern Victoria)

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

Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas are found in Hastings. Around 32.5% of people live with a chronic health condition, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Hastings (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

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

32.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hastings (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 78% of areas.

Hastings (Eastern Victoria)32.5%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are a little more common here than the national figure, affecting 11.1% of the population. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 10.3% and arthritis at 10.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Hastings (Eastern Victoria), None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 59.8% One condition 21.4% Two conditions 7.3% Three or more 3.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Hastings (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (18%), with Arthritis at 18%.

Mental health 11.1% Asthma 10.3% Arthritis 10.2% Other condition 8.3% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.9% of residents need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.9% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 54% 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 Hastings (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23702/hastings/topic/health-disability