26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kerry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kerry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Kerry, affecting 10.1% of residents. Most people here live without a chronic health condition, and the overall rate of long-term illness is lower than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the state and national figures. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of residents, a rate that is around the middle for similar areas.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Kerry, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A slightly higher number of people need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country, with 6.9% of the population requiring assistance.
6.9% ▲ +96.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Kerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31516/kerry/topic/health-disability