37.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kangaroo Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kangaroo Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Kangaroo Creek, where 17.6% of people live with the condition. This area has a much higher rate of long-term health problems than most other places, with 37.3% of residents reporting a lasting condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than in New South Wales, where the figure is 27.0%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 13.7% of people—well above the 8.8% national figure.
13.7%
Higher than 89% 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 Kangaroo Creek, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Kangaroo Creek need help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% recorded across Australia.
5.9% ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Kangaroo Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12067/kangaroo-creek/topic/health-disability