23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Doveton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Doveton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65.2% of people in Doveton have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's long-term illness rate much lower than most other similar places, with only 23.6% of residents reporting a chronic health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The 23.6% rate of long-term health conditions is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.9% of the population, which is about the same as the national rate.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Doveton, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite fewer chronic illnesses, 7.6% of people in Doveton need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Doveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20783/doveton/topic/health-disability