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Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)

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

Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) than in most similar areas. Only 18.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the region.

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📍 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

18.9%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 94% of areas.

Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)18.9%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.6%, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Overall, 72.1% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 72.1% One condition 14.7% Two conditions 3.2% Three or more 1.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Mental health at 28%, followed by Asthma (22%) and Other condition (20%).

Mental health 8.6% Asthma 6.5% Other condition 6.1% Arthritis 3.1% Diabetes 1.9% Heart disease 1.6% Cancer 1.4% Lung condition 0.5% Stroke 0.4% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few residents require help with daily activities, with only 2.3% needing support. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.3% —

Lower than 99% 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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24703/melbourne/topic/health-disability