21.4%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingsford Smith · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Kingsford Smith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of over 6 percentage points separates Kingsford Smith from the national average for long-term health issues. Only 21.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. This makes the community notably healthier than the typical Australian suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.2% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 70.9% reporting no conditions.
6.2%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate 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 Kingsford Smith, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 4.2% of people. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and has fallen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Kingsford Smith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED122/kingsford-smith/topic/health-disability