20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dumaresq · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dumaresq
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A strikingly low rate of chronic illness defines Dumaresq, where only 20% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (8.8%) and arthritis (6.3%) are the most common long-term ailments here. Very few people have multiple illnesses, and the 0% rate of reported mental health conditions is well below the New South Wales figure of 8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Dumaresq, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents here, with 0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Dumaresq [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11308/dumaresq/topic/health-disability