26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kingston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report health struggles in Kingston compared to most similar areas. About 26.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 10.5%, followed by diabetes and mental health at 8.9% each. Over half of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Kingston, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Kingston need help with daily activities, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.2% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21364/kingston/topic/health-disability