19.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kergunyah South · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Kergunyah South report having no long-term health conditions. This is a remarkably healthy area, with rates of chronic illness and mental health conditions well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 19.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 5.3%, with other conditions and arthritis being the most common reports.
19.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Kergunyah South, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Kergunyah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21331/kergunyah-south/topic/health-disability