38.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Devenish · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Devenish
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Devenish live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 38% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 10 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are common here, with 12% of people reporting a mental health condition—well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 15.9%, followed by asthma at 12%.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Devenish, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
While health conditions are more common, the 5.8% of people needing help with daily activities is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.8% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Devenish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20746/devenish/topic/health-disability