26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drouin South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drouin South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Drouin South than in most similar areas. Only 26.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here at 10.2%, followed by arthritis at 8.5%. Mental health conditions affect 7.3% of people, which is a little below the Victoria figure of 8.8%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Drouin South, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. Only 3.2% of residents require this assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.2% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Drouin South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20792/drouin-south/topic/health-disability