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Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

About 67% of people in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) have no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most other places, with far fewer residents reporting chronic health issues than both the state and national averages.

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📍 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 78% of areas.

Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)23.4%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 23.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little lower than the national average at 7.3%, while other common issues include arthritis and asthma.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 67.1% One condition 15.4% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 2.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (17%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 7.3% Other condition 7.2% Arthritis 6.7% Asthma 6.3% Diabetes 6.3% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 1.9% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite lower rates of chronic illness, the 7.7% of people needing help with daily activities is much higher than in most areas. This figure has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the national average of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.7% ▲ +74.2%

Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.

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 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22305/dandenong/topic/health-disability