33.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Digby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Digby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Digby live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high level of illness is reflected in the fact that people here are much more likely to need daily help compared to others across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well above Victoria's 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 19.7% of people, while mental health conditions are a little more frequent here than the national average at 10.7%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Digby, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 13.1% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This is well above both the Victorian average of 5.9% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
13.1% ▲ +147.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Digby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20753/digby/topic/health-disability