51.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cathkin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cathkin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of the people in Cathkin live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile, though very few residents require daily physical assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 51.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the 27.7% national average. Asthma is the most common issue at 29.6%, and mental health conditions are a little above the national figure at 11.1%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 →Cathkin splits fairly evenly between None (42%) and One condition (42%), with Two conditions at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Cathkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20519/cathkin/topic/health-disability