27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Doonside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Doonside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Doonside sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health, though a higher number of residents need daily help. While most people here are healthy, about 27% live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported at 27.4%, with arthritis and asthma being the most common. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of residents, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Doonside, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Doonside need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 7.9%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Doonside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11277/doonside/topic/health-disability