35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dartmouth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dartmouth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of residents in Dartmouth live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness is seen across the area, with significant numbers of people managing both physical and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15.4%, while 14.6% of people have a mental health condition, a rate well above the Victorian average. Around 41.5% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
14.6%
Higher than 91% 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 Dartmouth, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 8.5% of people requiring assistance.
8.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Dartmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20719/dartmouth/topic/health-disability