22.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunsborough · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dunsborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Dunsborough. Only 22.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures. This high level of general wellbeing is reflected across mental health and daily assistance needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 7.5%, while 67.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.3%
Lower than 85% 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 Dunsborough, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is among the lowest for areas of this size. This is well below the 5.8% national average and has fallen from 4.2% since 2011.
2.4% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Dunsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514002/dunsborough/topic/health-disability