22.4%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drummoyne · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Drummoyne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents report health issues in Drummoyne than in most similar areas. Only 22.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area stand out as one of the healthier pockets of the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.5% of people reporting a mental health condition. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most frequent reports are of other conditions, arthritis, and asthma.
5.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate 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 Drummoyne, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 4.4% of people in Drummoyne need help with daily activities, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.7%.
4.4% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Drummoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10025/drummoyne/topic/health-disability