32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dooen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dooen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Dooen, with 32.4% of people now living with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average and highlights a community where over a third of residents manage ongoing health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.6%, while 58.8% of residents report having no long-term health condition.
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 Dooen, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Dooen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20776/dooen/topic/health-disability