39.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drildool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drildool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 40% of people in Drildool live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges, particularly regarding mental health and chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very common here, affecting 21.7% of residents, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 17.4% and arthritis at 13.0%.
21.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Drildool, the largest group is None at 45%, followed by One condition (32%) and Two conditions (23%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 13.0% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national average of 5.8%.
13.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Drildool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11294/drildool/topic/health-disability