19.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dover Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Dover Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Dover Heights than in most other parts of the country. Just 19.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a remarkably healthy area where a large majority of people live without any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.0% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national average. For those with health issues, the most common are other conditions (6.5%), asthma (5.3%), and arthritis (5.2%).
5.0%
Lower than 89% 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 Dover Heights, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most here, with only 3.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
3.1% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011344/dover-heights/topic/health-disability