28.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karangi · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karangi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 28.9% of people in Karangi live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly higher than the national average. This reflects a community where health needs are typical for the region, with most residents reporting no chronic illnesses.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.3%, followed by mental health and asthma. About 21.2% of people manage one chronic condition, while mental health rates are roughly the same as the state and national figures.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 Karangi, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of residents, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.9% ▲ +72.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Karangi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12080/karangi/topic/health-disability