36.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drysdale - Clifton Springs · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Drysdale - Clifton Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Drysdale - Clifton Springs live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the local health profile, with 36.5% of residents affected.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (12.5%) and mental health conditions (11.3%) being the most frequent. The proportion of people with mental health conditions is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
11.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre 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 Drysdale - Clifton Springs, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.9% of residents, which is slightly more than the national figure of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 6.1%.
6.9% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Drysdale - Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213005/drysdale-clifton-springs/topic/health-disability