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Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)

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

A higher share of people need help with daily activities in Pascoe Vale than in most similar areas. While about 26.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

26.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 59% of areas.

Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)26.7%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.5% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 8.0% and arthritis at 7.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.5% One condition 18.5% Two conditions 5.5% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 9.5% Other condition 8.3% Asthma 8.0% Arthritis 7.2% Diabetes 4.6% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.2% Lung condition 1.1% Dementia 1.0% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.9% of people need some help with daily activities, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national 5.8% and has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.9% —

Higher than 77% 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 Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26603/pascoe-vale/topic/health-disability