14.5%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dauan Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dauan Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness on Dauan Island compared to the rest of the country. Only 14.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with a relatively low burden of long-term disease.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are among the lowest for similar areas, with asthma being the most common condition at 5.3%. No residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Dauan Island, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
2.3% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Dauan Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322033/dauan-island/topic/health-disability