38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kirwans Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kirwans Bridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Kirwans Bridge than in the rest of the state. Around 38.1% of residents report a lasting condition, which is 11 percentage points above the Victorian average. This stands in contrast to mental health and daily assistance needs, which are both slightly lower than national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 17.2% of people. While 44.8% of residents report no lasting health issues, those who do often have just one condition, though 3.7% live with three or more. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
7.5%
Lower than 57% 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 Kirwans Bridge, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.5% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across Australia.
4.5% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Kirwans Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21369/kirwans-bridge/topic/health-disability