30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cathcart
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant concern in Cathcart, where 14.2% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the area faces higher health challenges than the state average, with nearly one third of residents managing a long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 14.2%, followed by arthritis at 11.3% and asthma at 6.6%.
14.2%
Higher than 90% 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 Cathcart, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.7% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10854/cathcart/topic/health-disability