38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Capertee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Capertee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle in Capertee, where 20.8% of people live with the condition. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where health challenges are far more common than in other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 38.5% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also more common than in most areas, affecting 9.2% of the population.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Capertee, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher share of people in Capertee need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 9.2%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
9.2% ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Capertee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10801/capertee/topic/health-disability