23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dixie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dixie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 64% of people in Dixie report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most, though a higher than usual number of residents live with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of the population.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Dixie, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.4% of people, a figure that is a little below the national rate of 5.8%.
3.4% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Dixie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20761/dixie/topic/health-disability