Caringbah · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Caringbah

Name: Health & Disability in Caringbah — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Caringbah than in most similar areas. About 25.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is slightly lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 7.9%, followed by arthritis at 7.8% and asthma at 7.4%. This rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Caringbah, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 67.4% One condition 17.5% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Caringbah splits fairly evenly between Mental health (18%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 7.9% Arthritis 7.8% Asthma 7.4% Other condition 7.2% Diabetes 3.8% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4.1% of people in Caringbah need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.

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 Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10814/caringbah/topic/health-disability

Where Caringbah sits — People with a long-term health condition