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Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Mount Waverley compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.

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📍 Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 84% of areas.

Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)22.4%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 5.0% of residents have a mental health condition, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most people here have no long-term health conditions, with 72.4% reporting none.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 72.4% One condition 16.0% Two conditions 4.4% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (16%), with Asthma at 15%.

Other condition 7.3% Arthritis 6.3% Asthma 5.9% Mental health 5.0% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.0% Dementia 0.9% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Victorian average. This rate has risen slightly since 2016, when it sat at 4.2%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% —

Lower than 60% 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 Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25501/mount-waverley/topic/health-disability