40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kangaroo Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Kangaroo Flat live with long-term health issues than the national average. About 40.3% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 13 percentage points above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common ailment here, affecting 15.3% of people, while mental health conditions are also well above the national figure at 14.1%. Half of the population reports no long-term health issues, but 6.6% of residents manage three or more conditions.
14.1%
Higher than 90% 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 Kangaroo Flat, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than in most other areas. About 9.6% of people need help with their daily activities, which is well above the 5.8% typical across Australia.
9.6% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21293/kangaroo-flat/topic/health-disability