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Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Kensington

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

Far fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Kensington compared to most other areas. Only 21.2% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a generally healthy population where the vast majority of people report no chronic health problems.

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📍 Kensington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

21.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kensington — lower than 87% of areas.

Kensington21.2%
2033, NSW 21.2%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

A small proportion of the population deals with chronic illness, with 7.2% reporting a mental health condition. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian average of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions here include asthma and arthritis.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kensington, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 71.6% One condition 16.0% Two conditions 3.6% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kensington splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 18%.

Mental health 7.2% Other condition 6.7% Asthma 6.3% Arthritis 4.5% Diabetes 2.9% Heart disease 2.5% Cancer 2.3% Dementia 1.0% Lung condition 0.7% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.0% of people in Kensington need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. While this remains a little below the national figure of 5.8%, the need for assistance has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.0% —

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021564/kensington/topic/health-disability