22.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Killarney Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Killarney Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Killarney Heights than in most other parts of the country. Only 22.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a much lower rate of long-term health issues than most places, including a mental health rate of 5.3%, which is well below the 8.8% national average. Most residents report no long-term conditions at all, with 74.1% of the population being completely free of them.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Killarney Heights, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here, as only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +76.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12138/killarney-heights/topic/health-disability