29.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kenthurst · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kenthurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A rising need for daily support is the main trend in Kenthurst (L), where 5.0% of people now require assistance. Overall, residents here report fewer health issues than people in most other similar areas. Most people in the community are free from long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.7% of residents. While 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, this is only a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
6.7%
Lower than 83% 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 Kenthurst, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities now make up 5.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 2.3% of residents required such support.
5.0% ▲ +122.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122070/kenthurst/topic/health-disability