28.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dumbarton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dumbarton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are more common in Dumbarton than in most similar areas, affecting 9.4% of the population. While overall health is typical for the region, these figures highlight a specific challenge within the community. About 28.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue here, affecting 12.4% of people, followed by mental health and asthma. The proportion of residents with a long-term condition is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Dumbarton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.1% of people in Dumbarton. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national rate of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +411.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Dumbarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50435/dumbarton/topic/health-disability