22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kangaroo Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kangaroo Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Kangaroo Point compared to other areas. Only 22.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy pocket of the Sutherland Shire.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 3.8% of people. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most common at 7.3%, while nearly 75% of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Point, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12068/kangaroo-point/topic/health-disability