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Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)

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

Fewer people in Prahran now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This is a relatively healthy area where only 24.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most other areas.

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📍 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) — lower than 72% of areas.

Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)24.4%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While overall health is strong, 10.2% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 8.0% and arthritis at 4.9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.8% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 4.6% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Mental health at 26%, followed by Asthma (20%) and Other condition (18%).

Mental health 10.2% Asthma 8.0% Other condition 7.2% Arthritis 4.9% Diabetes 2.5% Heart disease 2.5% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.4% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas and fell from 4.6% in 2011. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.4% ▼ -24.4%

Lower than 91% 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 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26806/prahran/topic/health-disability