20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Keerrong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Keerrong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term illness than the state average marks Keerrong, where only 20% of people report a chronic health condition. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27%, suggesting a population in notably good health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here at 8.4%, while mental health issues affect 6.5% of residents. This last figure is a little below the national average of 8.8%.
6.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Keerrong, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities, a result that is well below the New South Wales and Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 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 Keerrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12091/keerrong/topic/health-disability