34.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kundabung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kundabung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Kundabung live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile. Most residents are healthy, but those with conditions often deal with arthritis and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health conditions are also a little above the national average at 10.7%, with arthritis and asthma being the most common long-term illnesses reported.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Kundabung, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the national figure of 5.8% need help with daily activities, with 6.8% of people in Kundabung requiring such assistance. This rate is higher than in most similar areas.
6.8% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Kundabung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12217/kundabung/topic/health-disability