30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingswood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kingswood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are much more common in Kingswood than in most similar areas. About 12.4% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. This contributes to a higher overall rate of long-term health issues across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.5% of people in Kingswood, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27%. Mental health is the most reported condition at 12.4%, followed by asthma at 10.8% and arthritis at 8.5%.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Kingswood, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 7.1% of residents who need help with basic activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Kingswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12171/kingswood/topic/health-disability