36.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dapto - Avondale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Dapto - Avondale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant gap in health outcomes marks Dapto - Avondale, where 36.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Chronic illness and mental health challenges are much more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are frequent, with arthritis affecting 12.5% of residents and mental health conditions impacting 11.6%. This last figure is well above the New South Wales average of 8.0%. Most people have no long-term conditions, but 23.2% live with one.
11.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Dapto - Avondale, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people here need help with daily activities than in most other areas, at 8.0%. This is a little above the national rate of 5.8% and has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Dapto - Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011131/dapto-avondale/topic/health-disability