30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dubbo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dubbo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Dubbo live with health challenges than in most similar areas. About 30.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This reflects a community with higher-than-average health needs across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with asthma (10.5%) and arthritis (9.6%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 9.8% of people, a figure a little above both the state and national averages.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Dubbo, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is harder for more people here than in most similar areas. About 5.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11299/dubbo/topic/health-disability