32.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dareton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dareton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 32% of people in Dareton (L) live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While many residents manage chronic illness, those reporting mental health conditions are much lower than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes (11%) and arthritis (10.3%) are the most common long-term health issues here. About 44% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Dareton, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.2% of the population, a figure slightly above the state and national levels. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Dareton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122048/dareton/topic/health-disability