24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kurnell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kurnell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health than many nearby areas defines daily life in Kurnell, where 24.8% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is lower than the typical figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here at 8.1%, followed by mental health conditions at 7.6%. Most residents are healthy, with 67.2% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Kurnell, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, as only 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
4.4% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Kurnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12224/kurnell/topic/health-disability