26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dungowan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dungowan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people need help with daily activities in Dungowan compared to the rest of the state. While about 26.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the area is notably more independent than other similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common conditions are arthritis at 8.2% and asthma at 7.9%.
7.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Dungowan, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.9% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian average of 5.8%.
1.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Dungowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11324/dungowan/topic/health-disability