30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dargo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dargo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher need for daily support defines health in Dargo, where 7.6% of people require help with everyday activities. This rate is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where more residents live with long-term health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.5% of residents.
9.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Dargo, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily tasks make up 7.6% of the population. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 5.9%.
7.6% ▲ +273.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Dargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20711/dargo/topic/health-disability