34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dugandan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dugandan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Dugandan live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile, with many residents managing multiple health issues at once.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 13.5%, while 10.1% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure slightly above the Australian average. Overall, 34.4% of the population reports a chronic condition, which is much higher than in most other areas.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Dugandan, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher here than in most similar areas. About 8.5% of people require this assistance, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
8.5% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Dugandan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30886/dugandan/topic/health-disability