30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingscliff · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kingscliff
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher number of people in Kingscliff now live with long-term health issues compared to previous years. About 30.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This suggests a growing need for healthcare services in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 11.0%, followed by asthma at 8.6%. While mental health conditions affect 8.4% of the population, this is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Kingscliff, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Kingscliff need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Kingscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12162/kingscliff/topic/health-disability