38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunedoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dunedoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 38.3% of people in Dunedoo live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and is much higher than most similar areas. These health challenges are a key feature of the local profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 16%, followed by asthma at 11.4%. While long-term illness is far more common than in New South Wales, the 7.1% of people with a mental health condition is slightly below the national figure.
7.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Dunedoo, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Dunedoo than in most other areas. At 7.3%, this is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
7.3% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Dunedoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11319/dunedoo/topic/health-disability