38.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kyogle · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kyogle
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Kyogle from the rest of the state in terms of long-term health. Kyogle sees far more people living with chronic illness than the national average, with 38.4% of residents reporting a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which are well above the national figure at 12.0%. The most frequent reports are arthritis at 15.3% and asthma at 10.4%.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Kyogle, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than in other parts of the country, with 8.4% needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
8.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Kyogle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12237/kyogle/topic/health-disability