25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kareela · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kareela
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 70% of people in Kareela report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with lower rates of chronic illness and mental health struggles than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly low at 5.2%, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Kareela, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. At 3.5%, this is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Kareela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12081/kareela/topic/health-disability