9.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kapooka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kapooka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Kapooka compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a much lower rate than the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in very good health overall.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 4.6% of people, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents here are healthy, with 85.1% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Kapooka, None is the majority at 89%; One condition is next at 8%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, as only 1.3% need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
1.3% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Kapooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12076/kapooka/topic/health-disability