18.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dean · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dean
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Dean compared to the rest of the country. Only 18.9% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are rare here, with 75% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also well below the state average at 3%, while the most common long-term issues are other unspecified conditions and arthritis.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Dean, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 3% of residents, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
3.0% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Dean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20722/dean/topic/health-disability