42.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dimboola · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dimboola
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Dimboola than in most other areas. About 42.5% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 15 percentage points above the national figure. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis affecting 16.9% of people. Mental health conditions are also well above the state and national figures at 12.2%.
12.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Dimboola, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 10.6% of people, a figure that is well above the national average. This need has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215030/dimboola/topic/health-disability