30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kelvin View · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kelvin View
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking gap exists in mental health reporting for Kelvin View, where 0% of residents reported such a condition. This is well below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Overall, health outcomes in the area are broadly in line with similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Common conditions include asthma at 13.2% and cancer at 10.5%, though most residents report no long-term health issues.
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 Kelvin View, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 3.9%. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and is around the middle for similar areas.
3.9% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Kelvin View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21321/kelvin-view/topic/health-disability