25.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kooyong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kooyong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Kooyong than in most similar areas. Only 25.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here at 6.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health conditions at all, while arthritis is the most frequent issue at 8.6%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Kooyong, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of people in Kooyong need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and the 5.9% reported across Victoria.
2.6% ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/health-disability