30.4%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dubbo · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Dubbo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of long-term illness than the state average marks Dubbo, where 30.4% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. While many people remain healthy, about one in three locals manages a lasting health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, affecting 9.9% and 9.8% of people respectively. Mental health conditions are slightly more frequent here than in the rest of the state, at 9.4%.
9.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Dubbo, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Dubbo need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10026/dubbo/topic/health-disability