27.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cumbalum · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cumbalum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term health challenge in Cumbalum, affecting 11.1% of the population. While this is higher than most areas, the neighborhood generally reports lower rates of disability and long-term illness than similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health conditions are well above the New South Wales rate, while asthma (9.4%) and arthritis (6.3%) are the next most common reports.
11.1%
Higher than 67% 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 Cumbalum, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Cumbalum need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
3.4% ▼ -58.3%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115050/cumbalum/topic/health-disability