24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kurting · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kurting
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Kurting have shifted over the last decade, but the area now sees far more people needing help with daily tasks than most other places. While 24.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, including mental health issues at 6.6%. Arthritis is the most reported condition at 9.8%, and over half of all residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
6.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Kurting, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a significant group here, with 9.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above both the Victorian rate of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
9.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Kurting [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21410/kurting/topic/health-disability