35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kitchener · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kitchener
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Kitchener live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, meaning residents here face a higher burden of chronic illness and disability than most Australians.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (14.4%) and asthma (12.8%) being the most frequent. This includes a mental health rate of 11.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Kitchener, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some residents, as 7.5% need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Kitchener [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12183/kitchener/topic/health-disability