28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Killcare Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Killcare Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 65% of people in Killcare Heights report having no long-term health conditions. While 28.3% of residents live with a chronic health issue, the area is generally healthier than many others, particularly regarding mental health and the need for daily care.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 11.3% of people. Around 7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Killcare Heights, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of people in Killcare Heights need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Killcare Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12142/killcare-heights/topic/health-disability