36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dadswells Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dadswells Bridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Dadswells Bridge. About 36.2% of people here live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite this, the area has a very low number of people requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 14.5%, while 30.4% of residents live with one such condition. Interestingly, those with a mental health condition make up only 4.3%, which is well below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%.
4.3%
Lower than 78% 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 Dadswells Bridge, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 38%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Almost no one in Dadswells Bridge needs help with daily activities. At 0.0%, this is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Dadswells Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20699/dadswells-bridge/topic/health-disability