19.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dover Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dover Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Dover Heights than in most similar areas. Only 19.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population that is generally healthier than the average Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4.3% of people, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while the most common conditions reported are other specified illnesses, arthritis, and asthma.
4.3%
Lower than 78% 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 Dover Heights, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. Only 2.9% of people require such assistance, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.9% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11286/dover-heights/topic/health-disability