31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dirnaseer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dirnaseer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Dirnaseer live with long-term health conditions compared to most similar areas. While 31.5% of people report a lasting health issue, the community has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.6%, though only 4.5% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
4.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality 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 Dirnaseer, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Dirnaseer need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.4% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Dirnaseer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11262/dirnaseer/topic/health-disability