26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kew · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kew
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than three in ten people live with a long-term health condition in Kew, which is lower than most similar areas. This means the vast majority of residents enjoy good health, with 68.4% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. The most common issues reported are other conditions, mental health, and asthma, each affecting around 7.6% to 7.9% of the population.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Kew, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.2% of residents, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
5.2% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21336/kew/topic/health-disability