26.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dural · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dural
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of chronic illness marks Dural, where 26.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, though a small number of people require regular help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.3% of people here have a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas and below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 7.8% and asthma at 6.5%.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Dural, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.6% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average of 5.8%.
6.6% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Dural [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11331/dural/topic/health-disability