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Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)

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

A lower rate of chronic illness marks daily life in Thomastown, where only 23% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%, suggesting a population that is generally healthier than both the state and national averages.

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📍 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

23.0%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 81% of areas.

Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)23.0%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 6.3% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues in the area are arthritis (7.1%) and other conditions (7.0%), though nearly 70% of people report having no long-term health problems at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 69.6% One condition 15.5% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Other condition (17%), with Mental health at 16%.

Arthritis 7.1% Other condition 7.0% Mental health 6.3% Asthma 6.3% Diabetes 6.2% Heart disease 3.2% Cancer 1.9% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 7.9% of people in Thomastown need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.9% —

Higher than 89% 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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28203/thomastown/topic/health-disability