31.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kiama · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kiama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Kiama, where 11.8% of residents live with the condition. The area sees a higher rate of long-term health problems than both the state and national figures, though most people here report having no chronic conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. While arthritis and asthma are common, mental health conditions affect 8.1% of the population, a rate lower than most other areas.
8.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre 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 Kiama, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.6% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a improvement for the area, as the proportion of people needing help with daily activities fell by 2.9 points since 2011.
5.6% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113007/kiama/topic/health-disability