33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dudley Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dudley Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Dudley Park live with health challenges compared to the national average. About 33.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% figure for Australia. This trend is reflected in the fact that more people here also require daily assistance due to disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11.8% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 11.3% and diabetes at 9.3%.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Dudley Park, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most areas. At 9.1%, this is a little above the South Australian rate of 6.7% and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.1% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Dudley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40377/dudley-park/topic/health-disability