31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drummond · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drummond
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with health struggles in Drummond than in most similar areas. Around 31.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These figures are particularly high for mental health, affecting 13.6% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 13.6% of people—a rate well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 8.8% and asthma at 8.2%, while 23.1% of residents live with one long-term health issue.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Drummond, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people in Drummond need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
5.4% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Drummond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20798/drummond/topic/health-disability