Kiora · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Kiora

Name: Health & Disability in Kiora — 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.

Far more people live with long-term health issues in Kiora than in most similar areas. Around 42.6% of residents have a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is driven largely by mental health and cancer.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 12.8% of people, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Cancer is also common at 10.6%, while arthritis and diabetes both affect 8.5% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kiora, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 44.7% One condition 17.0% Two conditions 6.4% Three or more 6.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kiora splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Cancer (16%), with Arthritis at 13%.

Mental health 12.8% Cancer 10.6% Arthritis 8.5% Diabetes 8.5% Other condition 8.5% Asthma 6.4% Heart disease 6.4% Lung condition 6.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the high rate of illness, no one in Kiora reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.

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 Kiora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12175/kiora/topic/health-disability

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