25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Caringbah South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Caringbah South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people struggle with mental health conditions in Caringbah South than in most other areas. Only 5.4% of residents report such a condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the community is healthier than average, with fewer people reporting long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little fewer than one in four people (25.1%) have a long-term health condition, which is slightly below the state average. The most common issues are arthritis at 8.7%, followed by asthma and other conditions at 6.8% each.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Caringbah South, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.9% of people in Caringbah South need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.9% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Caringbah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10815/caringbah-south/topic/health-disability