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Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)

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

Daily life for 31.2% of people in Sunbury is shaped by a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with a higher burden of chronic illness than most other areas.

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📍 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

31.2%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 70% of areas.

Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)31.2%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 10.3%, followed by mental health issues at 10.2%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 61.7% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 6.8% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Asthma (19%) and Mental health (19%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Asthma 10.3% Mental health 10.2% Arthritis 9.2% Other condition 8.8% Diabetes 5.5% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.6% of residents need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 0.8 percentage points since 2016, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.6% —

Higher than 71% 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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27907/sunbury/topic/health-disability