25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kensington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68% of people in Kensington report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is healthier than most similar places, with a lower rate of chronic illness and disability than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 25.5% of residents, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common reported condition at 8.9%, followed by asthma at 8.0%.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Kensington, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Kensington need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below both the state (4.6%) and national (5.8%) figures.
3.4% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/health-disability