51.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dargan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dargan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of people in Dargan live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate is driven largely by mental health and arthritis, though only a small number of residents actually require daily help with their activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 21.7% of people here, which is far above the 8.8% national figure. Arthritis is also common at 19.3%, contributing to a total health condition rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
21.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Dargan, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (36%) and Two conditions (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 3.6% of people in Dargan need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
3.6% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Dargan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11208/dargan/topic/health-disability