22.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dawes Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dawes Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health levels have remained strong in Dawes Point, where only 22.9% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as a healthy area compared to most of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% Australian average. Most people here report no long-term health issues at all, with 73.5% of the population reporting none.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Dawes Point, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 1.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
1.0% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Dawes Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11224/dawes-point/topic/health-disability