17.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kogarah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kogarah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17.6% of people in Kogarah have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as much healthier than most other similar places. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also well below the state and national figures, affecting just 4.5% of people. For those with health issues, the most common are other unspecified conditions (6.1%) and arthritis (4.9%).
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Kogarah, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.5% of residents, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the national average of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12190/kogarah/topic/health-disability