21.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dundas · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dundas
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Dundas than in most other Australian areas. Only 21.1% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This means the vast majority of people here enjoy a high level of daily health and wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little over a quarter of the population has no long-term health issues, with 5.5% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average. The most common reported conditions are other miscellaneous illnesses at 7.0%, followed by arthritis and mental health at 5.5% each.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Dundas, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents here, as only 3.8% need help with core activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
3.8% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11315/dundas/topic/health-disability