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Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)

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

Only 20.1% of people in Kororoit have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.

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📍 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

20.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 91% of areas.

Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)20.1%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The proportion of people with a mental health condition is just 5.0%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common condition cited at 6.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 70.4% One condition 14.5% Two conditions 3.8% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Asthma (20%) and Other condition (19%), with Diabetes at 16%.

Asthma 6.8% Other condition 6.4% Diabetes 5.3% Mental health 5.0% Arthritis 4.8% Heart disease 2.3% Cancer 1.5% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.4% of people need some 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 4.7%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.4% —

Lower than 56% 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 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24207/kororoit/topic/health-disability