32.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunkeld · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dunkeld
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents live with long-term health issues in Dunkeld than in the rest of the country. About 32.3% of people report a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are a notable part of daily life for a third of the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 12.1%, followed by mental health at 9.4%. While 32.3% of people have a long-term illness, the typical resident has no such condition.
9.4%
Lower than 56% 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 Dunkeld, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Dunkeld need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen since 2011, when 6.7% of residents required such assistance.
3.1% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221022/dunkeld/topic/health-disability