21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dulguigan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dulguigan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 21.7% of people in Dulguigan report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.2% of people here have a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 11.2%, while 57.3% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
4.2%
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 Dulguigan, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much less common here than in most areas. Only 2.1% of people require this assistance, which is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.1% ▼ -62.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Dulguigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11305/dulguigan/topic/health-disability