39.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Daisy Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Daisy Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Daisy Hill than in the rest of the state. About 39% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 12 percentage points higher than the Victorian average. This health burden is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 14.6%, while 12.8% of people live with a mental health condition, a figure well above the national average. Over a third of residents have at least one chronic illness, and 6.8% manage three or more.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Daisy Hill, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require help for 5.8% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.8% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Daisy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20700/daisy-hill/topic/health-disability