32.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Caragabal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Caragabal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Caragabal, affecting 18.4% of people. While many residents manage chronic illness, the area sees far fewer mental health conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. However, only 5.2% report a mental health condition, a result that is well below the Australian average.
5.2%
Lower 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 Caragabal, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.0% of the population, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
4.0% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Caragabal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10805/caragabal/topic/health-disability