Killcare · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Killcare

Name: Health & Disability in Killcare — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Daily life in Killcare is generally healthy, though more than 30% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure, with arthritis being the most common issue affecting 9.9% of residents.

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📍 Killcare, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 30.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. While mental health conditions affect 7.4% of the population, this is a little below the Australian average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Killcare, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 64.2% One condition 21.5% Two conditions 7.5% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Killcare — Arthritis leads at 20%, ahead of Mental health (15%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 9.9% Mental health 7.4% Other condition 7.4% Asthma 6.6% Cancer 5.0% Heart disease 5.0% Diabetes 4.1% Lung condition 2.5% Stroke 1.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 2.9% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.

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 Killcare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12141/killcare/topic/health-disability

Where Killcare sits — People with a long-term health condition