53.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dunach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of residents in Dunach live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This creates a high local need for health support, as over 53% of people manage ongoing illnesses.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 20.5% of the population, which is far above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 24.1%, followed by asthma at 16.9%.
20.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Dunach, the largest group is None at 46%, followed by One condition (30%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 8.4% of people who need help with activities, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
8.4% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Dunach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20807/dunach/topic/health-disability