30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Duns Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Duns Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Duns Creek have remained relatively stable over the last decade. Roughly 30.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. This reflects a community where most people are healthy, though a third of the population manages a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.6% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Arthritis (10.7%) and asthma (9.6%) are the most common, while 8.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Duns Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is slightly less common here than across the state or nation, with 4.1% of people requiring assistance.
4.1% ▲ +103.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Duns Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11329/duns-creek/topic/health-disability