18.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kogarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Kogarah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Kogarah than in most similar areas. Only 18.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 4.6% of people, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Most residents here have no long-term health conditions at all, while others most commonly report arthritis or asthma.
4.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Kogarah, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041378/kogarah/topic/health-disability