25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kingston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 1.7% of people in Kingston need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average. This reflects a generally healthy population where most residents report no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About a quarter of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the ACT figure of 28.1%. While overall health is good, 9.8% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Kingston, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily assistance in Kingston is much lower than in most similar areas. At 1.7%, this is a little below the ACT average and well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
1.7% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80083/kingston/topic/health-disability