34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cardiff South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cardiff South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people in Cardiff South now live with long-term health issues compared to previous years. About 34.2% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where health challenges are more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent at 12.6%, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term struggles include arthritis at 9.8% and asthma at 9.6%, though 59% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Cardiff South, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 5.9% of people who need help with everyday activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Cardiff South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10810/cardiff-south/topic/health-disability