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St Albans (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

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

About 65.4% of residents in St Albans report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with the rate of long-term illness sitting well below both the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 St Albans (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where St Albans (Western Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.2%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is St Albans (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 73% of areas.

St Albans (Western Metropolitan)24.2%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 24.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.2% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In St Albans (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 65.4% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 5.0% Three or more 2.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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St Albans (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 7.5% Arthritis 7.2% Asthma 7.0% Diabetes 6.5% Mental health 6.2% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.1% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little more than 8.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This figure has risen since 2016 and is a little above the 5.8% national average.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.2% —

Higher than 92% 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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27807/st-albans/topic/health-disability