23.1%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dandenong · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Dandenong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Dandenong than in most other areas. Only 23.1% of residents report a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a notable gap compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A much lower proportion of people report long-term health conditions here, including mental health issues at 6.1%, which is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents report no long-term conditions at all, with 69.5% of the population in this group.
6.1%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Dandenong, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 7.2% of people in Dandenong need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21204/dandenong/topic/health-disability