27.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Don Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Don Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle of similar areas for health outcomes, Don Valley shows a health profile that closely mirrors the rest of the country. About 27.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure almost identical to the Victorian and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here. While 7.5% of people have a mental health condition, this is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Don Valley, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, with 4.8% of people needing help with regular activities. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
4.8% ▲ +198.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20769/don-valley/topic/health-disability