35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Katoomba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Katoomba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Katoomba are living with long-term health challenges than in most similar areas. Over a third of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health struggles are particularly common here, with 15% of the population affected.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 35.7% of people in Katoomba, which is well above the NSW figure of 27%. This is driven largely by mental health issues, which are among the highest in the country at 15%. Other common conditions include arthritis at 10.9% and asthma at 9.5%.
15.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Katoomba, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require extra help for 7.4% of residents. This is a little above the national and state figure of 5.8%, and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.4% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Katoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12085/katoomba/topic/health-disability