17.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kirknie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kirknie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17.1% of people in Kirknie have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a very small number of residents reporting chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the national figure at 4.3%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition at 5.7%.
4.3%
Lower than 78% 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 Kirknie, None is the majority at 88%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than in the rest of the country, with 4.3% requiring assistance.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Kirknie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31555/kirknie/topic/health-disability