29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cunningar · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cunningar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of people needing daily help than most similar areas define the health profile of Cunningar. While 8% of residents require assistance with daily tasks, the area reports fewer mental health conditions than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little more than a quarter of residents (29.4%) have a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common, affecting 14.7% of people, while mental health conditions are well below the Australian average at 5.5%.
5.5%
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 Cunningar, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8% of people in Cunningar, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
8.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Cunningar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11165/cunningar/topic/health-disability