41.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dungog · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dungog
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Dungog, where 15.9% of people live with the condition. This area faces significant health challenges, with a far higher proportion of residents reporting long-term illnesses compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 41.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of the population.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Dungog, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many locals, with 10.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% figure seen across both Australia and New South Wales.
10.5% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11323/dungog/topic/health-disability