26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dandaragan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dandaragan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends have remained steady since 2011 in Dandaragan, where a small number of residents manage long-term illness. Only 1.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.7% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure similar to the state average. Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.1%, well below the national rate of 8.8%.
5.1%
Lower than 74% 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 Dandaragan, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Dandaragan require help with daily tasks. At 1.7%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
1.7% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50382/dandaragan/topic/health-disability