23.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Deer Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Deer Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67.2% of people in Deer Park report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with a much lower rate of chronic illness than both the state and national figures. While most residents are free of long-term illness, a small number still require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This includes asthma, the most common condition at 7.1%, and mental health conditions, which affect 6.0% of the population.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Deer Park, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 6.9% of people in Deer Park need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.9% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20729/deer-park/topic/health-disability