32.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kentucky South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kentucky South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Kentucky South, where 32.2% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health issues are particularly striking here, affecting far more residents than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.9% of people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Arthritis is also common at 14%, while 57.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
14.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Kentucky South, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national and state average of 5.8%.
2.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Kentucky South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12111/kentucky-south/topic/health-disability