26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kunghur · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kunghur
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant concern in Kunghur, affecting 11.3% of residents. This figure is well above the New South Wales average and much higher than most similar areas. While overall long-term health issues are slightly lower than the national figure, mental health stands out as a primary health challenge here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 11.3%, followed by asthma at 6% and arthritis at 5.3%. Overall, 26.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Australian average of 27.7%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Kunghur, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Kunghur need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Kunghur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12221/kunghur/topic/health-disability