33.5%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Dapto - Port Kembla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 33% of people in Dapto - Port Kembla live with a long-term health condition, which is far higher than the state and national figures. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health, with a significant portion of the population managing chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11% of residents, which is well above the 8% seen across New South Wales. Overall, arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 11.1%, followed by mental health and asthma.
11.0%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - Port Kembla, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2011.
8.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/health-disability