36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kanimbla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kanimbla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Kanimbla live with a long-term health condition. This is a much higher rate than most other areas, with 36.4% of residents facing ongoing health challenges. These issues range from arthritis and asthma to heart disease.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state figure of 27%, with arthritis affecting 12.5% of people and asthma 9.8%. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.7% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.7%
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 Kanimbla, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 3.3% of people in Kanimbla need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
3.3% ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Kanimbla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12073/kanimbla/topic/health-disability