24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Doreen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Doreen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health problems in Doreen than in the rest of the country. Only 24.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This makes the area healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 9.0%, followed by mental health at 8.7%. This last figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
8.7%
Higher 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 Doreen, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.0% of people in Doreen need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
4.0% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 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 Doreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20779/doreen/topic/health-disability