29.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Duckenfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Duckenfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than usual proportion of residents require daily help in Duckenfield, placing it among the highest areas for this need. While long-term health issues are slightly more common than in the state or national average, the most striking figure is the significant gap in daily assistance needs compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 29.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 17.4%, while mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the population.
8.7%
Higher 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 Duckenfield, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 14.1% of the population. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
14.1% ▲ +151.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Duckenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11301/duckenfield/topic/health-disability