33.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Drung, where 15.1% of residents live with the condition. Health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas, with over a third of the population managing a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are particularly high at 14.3%, a rate well above both the state and national figures of 8.8%.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Drung, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.7% ▲ —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Drung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20800/drung/topic/health-disability