29.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kurrajong Heights · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kurrajong Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Kurrajong Heights need help with daily tasks now than they did in 2011. This shift contributes to a profile where only 2.7% of residents require assistance, making it one of the lowest rates for its area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health and asthma are the most common issues, each affecting around 10% of the population.
10.1%
Higher than 53% 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 Kurrajong Heights, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011. At 2.7%, this is well below the New South Wales and Australian average of 5.8%.
2.7% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Kurrajong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121062/kurrajong-heights/topic/health-disability