32.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kilsyth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kilsyth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Kilsyth live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness means more residents face daily health challenges than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.6% of people have a long-term health condition, including mental health (10.8%), arthritis (10.2%), and asthma (9.8%). Mental health issues are much more common here than in most areas, sitting a little above the Victorian rate of 8.8%.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Kilsyth, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Kilsyth than in most areas, with 6.7% of people requiring support. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21354/kilsyth/topic/health-disability