33.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cambridge Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cambridge Gardens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Cambridge Gardens now live with long-term health issues compared to previous years. Around 33.5% of people have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is particularly evident in mental health, where rates are much higher than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 11.7%, followed by arthritis at 9.0%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Cambridge Gardens, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is higher than in most areas, with 6.0% of people requiring assistance. This is about the same as the 5.8% reported across New South Wales and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Cambridge Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10766/cambridge-gardens/topic/health-disability