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Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff

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

A much higher share of residents in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. Around 35.2% of people report a chronic health issue, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This reflects a community facing more significant health challenges than the national average.

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📍 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, Urban Centre

Where Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff sits — People with a long-term health condition

35.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff — higher than 62% of areas.

Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff35.2%
3225, VIC 35.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14% of people. While chronic illness is more frequent than in most areas, those with mental health conditions make up 8.5% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 56.2% One condition 22.9% Two conditions 8.5% Three or more 3.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Other condition (14%) and Mental health (14%).

Arthritis 14.0% Other condition 8.8% Mental health 8.5% Asthma 7.7% Heart disease 7.5% Cancer 5.7% Diabetes 4.2% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 1.5% Dementia 1.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.4% of people need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas. This need for assistance has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% ▼ -29.4%

Higher than 52% of urban centre 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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214017/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/topic/health-disability