20.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karaak Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karaak Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Karaak Flat, affecting 25.6% of residents. While the area has a much lower rate of general long-term health conditions than most places, it faces a significant challenge with mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. In contrast, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is just 20.9%, well below the New South Wales average of 27%.
14.0%
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 Karaak Flat, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Karaak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12078/karaak-flat/topic/health-disability