21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Kangaloon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Kangaloon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness than national levels defines East Kangaloon, where only 21.3% of people report a long-term health condition. This is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents here live without any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 11.3%, while 8.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. About 72.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.8%
Higher than 56% 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 East Kangaloon, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.3% of people in East Kangaloon need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
6.3% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 East Kangaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11356/east-kangaloon/topic/health-disability