36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dondingalong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dondingalong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 36.2% of people in Dondingalong live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This level of ill health is much higher than in most other similar areas. The community faces significant challenges with both physical and mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term struggle at 14.9%, while 11.9% of residents have a mental health condition. This mental health rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0% and much higher than most other areas.
11.9%
Higher than 83% 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 Dondingalong, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, with 8.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
8.8% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Dondingalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11274/dondingalong/topic/health-disability