31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kelmscott · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kelmscott
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 31% of people in Kelmscott live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This level of illness is higher than in most other similar areas, with mental health and arthritis being the most common issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.3% of people. While 57.4% of residents report no long-term health issues, 11% of the population lives with a mental health condition and 9.9% has arthritis.
11.3%
Higher 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 Kelmscott, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Kelmscott need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%, though it is about the same as the rest of Australia.
5.9% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Kelmscott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50748/kelmscott/topic/health-disability