Kensington · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Kensington

Name: Health & Disability in Kensington — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Around the middle for its level, Kensington (SA) shows health patterns similar to most other areas. About 30.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10% of residents. This is the most reported long-term health issue in the area, followed closely by arthritis at 9.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kensington, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 62.6% One condition 20.7% Two conditions 6.4% Three or more 2.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kensington splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Arthritis (19%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 10.0% Arthritis 9.8% Other condition 8.7% Asthma 8.1% Heart disease 5.0% Diabetes 3.9% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 1.9% Dementia 0.7% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4% of people in Kensington need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.

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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40677/kensington/topic/health-disability

Where Kensington sits — People with a long-term health condition