31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kiama Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kiama Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions have become more common in Kiama Heights since 2011, with 31.5% of residents now living with one. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though a smaller proportion of people require daily help compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (10.5%) and asthma (9.6%) are the most common long-term ailments here. While overall health conditions are high, the 6.5% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the own New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Kiama Heights, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people in Kiama Heights need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Kiama Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12126/kiama-heights/topic/health-disability