34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kings Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kings Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have become more visible in Kings Plains, where 34.6% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many struggle with chronic illness, no one in the area reported a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, sitting 7.6 percentage points above the New South Wales average. Most of these are 'other' conditions, with 23.1% of residents living with one such ailment.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Plains, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for many here, as 11.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the national and state figure of 5.8%, placing Kings Plains among the highest for this need.
11.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12160/kings-plains/topic/health-disability