31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drummond North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drummond North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Drummond North live with long-term health issues than in the rest of the state. About 31.5% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is most visible in mental health, where the local rate is significantly higher than across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.8% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% seen in Victoria and Australia. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 12.8% and asthma at 8.9%.
13.8%
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 North, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.4% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 Drummond North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20799/drummond-north/topic/health-disability