23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunnstown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dunnstown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people struggle with long-term illness in Dunnstown compared to most other areas. Only 23.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community where more people are experiencing good health in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly uncommon here at 3.9%, well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Among those who do have a long-term health issue, arthritis is the most frequent at 12.7%, while 67.2% of all residents have no conditions at all.
3.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Dunnstown, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 2.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.3% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Dunnstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20812/dunnstown/topic/health-disability