27.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dales Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dales Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 4.2% of people in Dales Creek need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a generally healthy population where most residents report no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, though the 27.8% rate is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Asthma is the most frequent report at 10.4%, while 65.8% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
7.9%
Lower than 72% 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 Dales Creek, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.2% of people requiring assistance with daily tasks is a little below the state and national figures. This need for support has remained steady, barely changing since 2011.
4.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222014/dales-creek/topic/health-disability