25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dumbalk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dumbalk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Dumbalk compared to most similar areas. While the number of residents needing daily help is higher than in other similar places, the overall rate of chronic health conditions remains slightly below the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 8.6% and arthritis at 8.4%, while 61.3% of residents report having no long-term conditions.
7.3%
Lower than 59% 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 Dumbalk, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most similar areas, though the 5.7% rate is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.7% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Dumbalk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20804/dumbalk/topic/health-disability