51.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunolly · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dunolly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Dunolly live with a long-term health condition, which is far more common than in the rest of Victoria. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the area, where health challenges are much more frequent than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 51.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure far above the 27.7% national average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 24.3%, and mental health conditions are well above the state rate at 16.5%.
16.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Dunolly, the largest group is None at 45%, followed by One condition (30%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 15.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen sharply since 2011, increasing by 7.8 percentage points.
15.6% ▲ +100.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Dunolly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221023/dunolly/topic/health-disability