36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dysart · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dysart
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Dysart live with long-term health conditions compared to most other areas. About 36.5% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 13.5%, followed by mental health at 12.3%. This mental health rate is well above the Australian average of 8.8%. While 53.2% of people have no long-term conditions, 5.6% are managing three or more.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Dysart, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in Dysart need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
6.3% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Dysart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60173/dysart/topic/health-disability