16.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dhurringile · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dhurringile
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 16% of people in Dhurringile live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the Victorian and national rates. This suggests a community with a strong overall health profile and very few chronic illnesses compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 4.6%, well below the 8.8% national figure. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 6.8%, followed by other conditions and asthma.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Dhurringile, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is relatively independent here, with only 3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
3.0% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Dhurringile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20751/dhurringile/topic/health-disability