22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Driffield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Driffield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people deal with chronic illness in Driffield compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as significantly healthier than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly rare here, affecting just 3% of people, which is well below the Victorian average of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition at 10.9%.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Driffield, None is the majority at 77%; Two conditions is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rates of chronic illness, 5.9% of people need some help with daily activities. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages, though it is higher than in most similar areas.
5.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Driffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20786/driffield/topic/health-disability