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Mornington (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Mornington (Eastern Victoria)

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

Higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas mark Mornington (Eastern Victoria), where 31.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. While many face health challenges, a similar proportion of residents need daily help compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Mornington (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

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

31.2%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mornington (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 70% of areas.

Mornington (Eastern Victoria)31.2%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.7% of people, followed by asthma at 8.5%. Mental health conditions affect 8.4% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mornington (Eastern Victoria), None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 62.0% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 6.7% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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

Arthritis 10.7% Asthma 8.5% Mental health 8.4% Other condition 8.3% Heart disease 5.3% Cancer 4.6% Diabetes 4.0% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.6% of people in the area need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.6% —

Lower than 51% 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 Mornington (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25302/mornington/topic/health-disability