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Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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

More people in Mulgrave now need help with daily tasks than in 2011, with 7.2% of residents requiring assistance. While the need for daily help has risen, the area generally sees fewer long-term health and mental health conditions than the state and national figures.

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📍 Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 66% of areas.

Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)25.4%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 25.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower here than in most areas, affecting 6.2% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 68.1% One condition 17.0% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 15%.

Other condition 8.2% Arthritis 7.6% Asthma 6.8% Mental health 6.2% Diabetes 5.9% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.4% Dementia 1.3% Stroke 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.2%. This figure is now a little above the Victorian average of 5.9% and is much higher than in most similar areas.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.2% ▲ +55.9%

Higher than 82% 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 Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25605/mulgrave/topic/health-disability