25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kielvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kielvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower rate of long-term illness marks Kielvale, where only 25.5% of people report a chronic health condition. This is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents enjoy good health, with 66.1% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the Australian average at 5.6%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 12.4%, followed by asthma at 7.2%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Kielvale, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 7.2% of people in Kielvale need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.2% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Kielvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12130/kielvale/topic/health-disability