38.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Darlington Point · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Darlington Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with a long-term health condition in Darlington Point than in the rest of the state. About 38.2% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is 11 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and national figures. This gap marks the area as having a much higher rate of illness than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (15.2%) and arthritis (13.7%) are the most common long-term conditions. Mental health issues are also more frequent here, affecting 11.4% of people, which is well above the state figure of 8.0%.
11.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre 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 Darlington Point, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
7.6% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Darlington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121030/darlington-point/topic/health-disability