27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Kurrajong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Kurrajong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities in East Kurrajong compared to the state and national figures. While 3.5% of residents require this support, most of the community manages without chronic health issues, as 67.5% of people report having no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 8.2%, followed by mental health at 7.8%.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Kurrajong, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in East Kurrajong need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is lower than most other areas.
3.5% ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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).
More for East Kurrajong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in East Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11359/east-kurrajong/topic/health-disability