32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kamarooka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kamarooka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Kamarooka, affecting 15.7% of people. This area has a higher rate of chronic health problems than most other places, with 32.6% of residents living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the Victorian and national figures, though no residents reported a mental health condition. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 18% live with one condition.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kamarooka, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of people in Kamarooka need help with daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Kamarooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21289/kamarooka/topic/health-disability