32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dulong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dulong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Dulong than in most similar areas. About 32.6% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with a higher-than-average burden of chronic health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 11%, followed by mental health issues at 10%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above the Australian average, while 58.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Dulong, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people in Dulong need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.7% ▲ +337.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Dulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30889/dulong/topic/health-disability