29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kinglake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kinglake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Kinglake than in most similar areas. While around 29.4% of residents live with a long-term health issue, the rate of mental health conditions is notably higher than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.6%, followed by asthma at 8.9% and arthritis at 8.6%. This mental health rate is a little above the 8.8% figure seen across Victoria and Australia.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Kinglake, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Kinglake need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9% and about the same as the national figure.
4.9% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Kinglake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21358/kinglake/topic/health-disability