39.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kianga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kianga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Kianga than in the rest of the state. Around 39% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This gap is reflected in a higher need for daily support across the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 19.4% of people. While mental health conditions are reported at 8.4%, which is about the same as the national figure, over a third of the population struggles with at least one lasting health problem.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Kianga, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most other areas. At 7.8%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.8% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Kianga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12127/kianga/topic/health-disability