32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingswood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kingswood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Kingswood live with health challenges than the national average. About 32.5% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. Other common long-term illnesses include arthritis (12.3%) and asthma or heart disease, both at 7.9%.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Kingswood, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily tasks is among the highest for areas of this size, with 12.6% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
12.6% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Kingswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40702/kingswood/topic/health-disability