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Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term illness in Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah than in most similar areas. Only 21.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This means a larger proportion of the local population enjoys better overall health compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah — lower than 87% of areas.

Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah21.2%
2218, NSW 20.4%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting 5.1% of people. This is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%, and the most common long-term health issues reported are other conditions (7.5%) and arthritis (6.5%).

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 72.1% One condition 14.8% Two conditions 4.3% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 14%.

Other condition 7.5% Arthritis 6.5% Asthma 5.4% Mental health 5.1% Diabetes 4.4% Heart disease 3.8% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.6% of people need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need for assistance has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

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5.6% ▲ +35.9%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Bay - Carlton - Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041379/kogarah-bay-carlton-allawah/topic/health-disability