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Victoria · State / Territory

Health & Disability in Victoria

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

About 65% of people in Victoria report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a health profile for the state that is very similar to the national average, with roughly 27% of the population living with a chronic health issue.

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Where Victoria sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.4%

All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Victoria.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.8%, followed by asthma at 8.4%, which is about the same as the national figures. Most people with health issues have only one condition, while 2.9% of residents live with three or more.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Victoria, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 65.0% One condition 18.8% Two conditions 5.7% Three or more 2.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Victoria splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Asthma (18%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 8.8% Asthma 8.4% Other condition 8.0% Arthritis 8.0% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 3.7% Cancer 2.8% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 5.9% of people in Victoria, a figure that has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011. This is slightly higher than the national average of 5.8%.

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/2/victoria/topic/health-disability