31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Don Valley · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Don Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Don Valley (L), affecting 8.5% of residents. About 31.6% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in the state and nation, with arthritis and asthma both affecting over 8% of people. However, mental health conditions affect 7.8% of residents, which is a little below the national figure.
7.8%
Lower than 73% 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 Don Valley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This rate has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222019/don-valley/topic/health-disability