26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kerrisdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kerrisdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Kerrisdale is shaped by a high need for support, as 12.8% of people require help with daily activities. This figure is well above the national average of 5.8%, suggesting a significant reliance on care services within the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.7% of residents, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Notably, mental health conditions are reported by only 4.7% of people, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Lower than 77% 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 Kerrisdale, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is among the highest for similar areas. At 12.8%, this is well above the 5.9% recorded for Victoria and the 5.8% typical for Australia.
12.8% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Kerrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21334/kerrisdale/topic/health-disability