41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dimboola · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dimboola
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Dimboola, where 41.2% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the Victorian and Australian figures, marking the town as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 16.8%, while mental health conditions affect 11.9% of people, a rate well above the national figure. Over half of the population reports no long-term health issues, but 5.6% of residents manage three or more conditions.
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 Dimboola, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for residents here than in most other areas, with 9.7% of people needing help with their everyday activities. This is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
9.7% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20756/dimboola/topic/health-disability