27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dales Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dales Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 66% of people in Dales Creek report having no long-term health conditions. Overall, the health profile of the area is typical for the region, with a small number of residents requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Asthma is the most common reported condition at 10.4%, followed by arthritis at 8.4% and mental health conditions at 7.9%.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Dales Creek, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.2% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.2% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20701/dales-creek/topic/health-disability