30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kurrajong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kurrajong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Kurrajong live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This suggests a community with a higher-than-average burden of chronic illness, though most residents are still managing with just one condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.1%, while mental health conditions affect 8.1% of the population, a rate about the same as the state and national levels.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Kurrajong, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of people in Kurrajong need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12226/kurrajong/topic/health-disability