24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kerrie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kerrie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people face long-term health challenges in Kerrie than in most similar areas. Around 72% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, leaving only 24% with a chronic illness, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the Victorian average of 27.4%, with arthritis being the most common at 6%. Notably, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
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 Kerrie, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here than in most other areas, as only 3.6% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the state and national figures of around 6%.
3.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Kerrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21333/kerrie/topic/health-disability