20.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dee Why · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dee Why
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents in Dee Why live with chronic health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.2% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that generally enjoys a high level of wellbeing in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 6.3%, while 6.0% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Most locals are healthy, with 73.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Dee Why, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less restrictive for most here, as only 2.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
2.9% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Dee Why [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11229/dee-why/topic/health-disability