28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Docker · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Docker
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health condition affects 12.3% of people in Docker, a figure that is well above the national average. While overall long-term health is similar to other areas, this specific challenge stands out. Most residents are healthy, with 63.2% reporting no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 12.3%, followed by arthritis and asthma at 5.7% each. Overall, 28.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Docker, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.8% of residents in Docker need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and slightly below the Australian average.
2.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Docker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20764/docker/topic/health-disability