24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Deans Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Deans Marsh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60% of people in Deans Marsh report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy community where the rate of long-term illness is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, each affecting 8.4% of the population.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Deans Marsh, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.1%, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
4.1% ▲ +89.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Deans Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20723/deans-marsh/topic/health-disability