41.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Knights Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Knights Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Knights Hill than in most similar areas. Around 41% of residents have a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need regular help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very common here, with asthma (15.4%) and arthritis (12.8%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also a little above the national figure at 10.3%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Knights Hill, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 7.7% of people in Knights Hill need help with daily activities, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
7.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Knights Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12186/knights-hill/topic/health-disability