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Curl Curl · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Curl Curl

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer residents struggle with long-term illness in Curl Curl compared to most of the country. Only 22.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier local population than in other parts of Australia.

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

22.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Curl Curl — lower than 80% of areas.

Curl Curl22.1%
2096, NSW 19.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 6.9%, followed by mental health conditions at 5.9%. This last figure is a little below the national average of 8.8%, and overall, 69.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Curl Curl, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 69.8% One condition 17.3% Two conditions 3.4% Three or more 1.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Curl Curl splits fairly evenly between Asthma (21%) and Mental health (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Asthma 6.9% Mental health 5.9% Arthritis 5.8% Other condition 5.2% Cancer 2.5% Diabetes 2.4% Heart disease 2.4% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for more people here, with only 2.9% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.9% ▲ +60.3%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11168/curl-curl/topic/health-disability