Dudley · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Dudley

Name: Health & Disability in Dudley — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health and disability levels in Dudley have remained steady over the last decade. This is a healthy area where only 26.9% of people report a long-term health condition, a figure that is lower than most similar places.

Open map →

📍 Dudley, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 26.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales and national figures. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, each affecting 8.4% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

View on map →

In Dudley, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.9% One condition 19.1% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

View on map →

Dudley splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Asthma (19%), with Mental health at 18%.

Arthritis 8.4% Asthma 8.4% Mental health 8.1% Other condition 7.2% Heart disease 3.7% Diabetes 3.5% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.4% of people in Dudley need help with daily activities, which is a little below the figures for both the state and Australia.

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Dudley

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11303/dudley/topic/health-disability

Where Dudley sits — People with a long-term health condition