33.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kialla West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kialla West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people report long-term health issues in Kialla West than in most similar areas. Around 33% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high number of people managing arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33% of the population, including 12% with arthritis and 10.1% with asthma. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 10.4% of residents.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Kialla West, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.3% of people. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Kialla West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21342/kialla-west/topic/health-disability