31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kahibah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kahibah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More residents in Kahibah live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 31.3% of people report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This health profile includes a higher-than-average rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 10.3% of people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma at 9.1% and arthritis at 8.3%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Kahibah, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, those needing help with daily activities make up 4.1% of the population. This is a little below the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Kahibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12056/kahibah/topic/health-disability