33.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kilmore · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kilmore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Kilmore live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges, with mental health and arthritis being the most common long-term issues reported by residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.2% of residents. Overall, 33.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%.
11.2%
Higher 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 Kilmore, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Kilmore than in most similar areas. At 7.5%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Kilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21352/kilmore/topic/health-disability