18.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cabramatta · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cabramatta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with chronic illness in Cabramatta than in most other areas, making it a healthier place than the state and national averages. Only 18% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here, including mental health conditions which affect only 3.8% of residents. The most frequent reports are of other conditions at 7.2% and diabetes at 5.8%, while 72% of the population has no long-term health conditions at all.
3.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality 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 Cabramatta, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.5% of people in Cabramatta need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.5% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10738/cabramatta/topic/health-disability