42.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kybong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kybong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Kybong over the last decade. A striking 42.4% of people now live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is far above the national average of 27.7%. This creates a high demand for health support across the small community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.2% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 16.5%, while 44.1% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
15.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Kybong, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for residents here than in most other areas. About 9.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
9.4% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Kybong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31598/kybong/topic/health-disability