24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Kilda East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Kilda East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better overall health defines daily life in St Kilda East, where 24.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, though mental health challenges are notably more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While few residents have chronic illness, mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of people. This is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 St Kilda East, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 3.5% needing help to get around or complete daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22344/st-kilda-east/topic/health-disability