27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dandry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dandry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people need help with daily activities in Dandry than across the state. While long-term health conditions are common for the area, the rate of mental health conditions is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Mental health conditions are much lower than in most areas, at 4.6%, with arthritis being the most common long-term condition at 21.5%.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Dandry, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 10.8% of people in Dandry need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, placing the area among the highest for this need.
10.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Dandry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11199/dandry/topic/health-disability