Cargo · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Cargo

Name: Health & Disability in Cargo — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Around 30.1% of people in Cargo live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. While this is lower than in most similar areas, it remains well above the New South Wales average.

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📍 Cargo, Urban Centre

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.4%, followed by asthma at 9.3%. While 8.5% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Cargo, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 59.3% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 4.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Cargo splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (22%) and Asthma (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 11.4% Asthma 9.3% Mental health 8.5% Other condition 8.1% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 4.1% Diabetes 3.3% Lung condition 2.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 7.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average. This figure has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

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 Cargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122033/cargo/topic/health-disability

Where Cargo sits — People with a long-term health condition