34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dereel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dereel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Dereel since 2011, with long-term conditions now affecting a larger share of the population. About 34.6% of residents live with a long-term health issue, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with 34.6% of people affected. This includes mental health conditions for 11.9% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% figure for Victoria and Australia.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Dereel, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Dereel than in most other areas. Around 7.7% of people require this support, which is a little above the state and national figures.
7.7% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Dereel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20741/dereel/topic/health-disability