37.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kootingal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kootingal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 37% of people in Kootingal live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the state average. This reflects a community facing significantly higher health challenges than most other similar areas. These issues range from chronic physical ailments to mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 37.4% of residents, a figure well above the national rate of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common issue at 14.4%, while mental health conditions are much higher than most areas at 13.1%.
13.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Kootingal, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people in Kootingal need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
6.1% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Kootingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12203/kootingal/topic/health-disability