28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kotara South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kotara South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Kotara South report living with long-term health issues than in the past. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, with 11.6% of residents affected, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the state figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.6%, followed by other conditions at 8.6% and asthma at 8.2%.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Kotara South, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.6%. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
5.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Kotara South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12209/kotara-south/topic/health-disability