30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dalgety · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dalgety
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.6% of people in Dalgety live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This reflects a community where nearly a third of residents manage ongoing health issues, including a notable proportion dealing with mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.9% of residents, which is higher than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health problem at 13.9%, followed by asthma at 7.9% and heart disease at 5.6%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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 Dalgety, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.4% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and the national figure.
4.4% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Dalgety [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11191/dalgety/topic/health-disability