30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kings Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kings Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of mental health conditions marks Kings Forest, where 17.5% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Despite these health challenges, the area is remarkably independent, with no residents reporting a need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 17.5%, followed by arthritis at 12.5% and asthma at 10%.
17.5%
Higher than 98% 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 Kings Forest, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Not a single person in Kings Forest reports needing help with daily activities. This 0% rate is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Kings Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12156/kings-forest/topic/health-disability