33.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drouin West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drouin West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Drouin West live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, meaning chronic health issues are a common part of daily life here. However, mental health conditions are much less common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13%, while mental health conditions are much lower here than across Australia at just 4.4%.
4.4%
Lower than 77% 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 West, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.4% of people, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the national average.
4.4% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20793/drouin-west/topic/health-disability