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Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) compared to the national average. Only 23.6% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is well below the 27.7% figure for Australia.

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📍 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.6%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) — lower than 77% of areas.

Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)23.6%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 9.1%, a rate about the same as the national figure. Other reported conditions include asthma (6.5%) and arthritis (5.8%), though most residents report having no long-term health issues at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 67.8% One condition 16.7% Two conditions 4.7% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (22%) and Other condition (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Mental health 9.1% Other condition 7.3% Asthma 6.5% Arthritis 5.8% Diabetes 3.7% Heart disease 2.8% Cancer 2.2% Lung condition 1.4% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 70% 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 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55405/victoria-park/topic/health-disability