36.8%
Higher than 83% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kempsey · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Kempsey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Kempsey live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This health burden is seen across the community, with significant numbers of residents managing chronic illness and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36.8% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. Arthritis (13.1%) and mental health conditions (12.6%) are the most common, with the latter being well above the New South Wales rate of 8%.
12.6%
Higher than 88% of urban area 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 Kempsey, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is among the highest for areas of this size, affecting 11% of people. This figure is well above the national average of 5.8% and has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1017/kempsey/topic/health-disability