29.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dewhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dewhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 62.9% of people in Dewhurst report having no long-term health conditions. The area is generally healthy, with mental health conditions being much less common here than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29.1% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 9.9%, while mental health conditions are well below the Victorian average at only 4.0%.
4.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Dewhurst, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
4.0% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Dewhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20750/dewhurst/topic/health-disability