29.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kialla West · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kialla West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people in Kialla West live with long-term health conditions compared to the national figure. About 29.7% of residents report a lasting health issue, though this is actually lower than in most similar areas. Most people here are healthy, with 62.6% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 8.6% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Other common issues in the area include arthritis and asthma, both affecting 7.7% of the population.
8.6%
Lower than 65% of urban centre 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 Kialla West, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.4% of people, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Kialla West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222038/kialla-west/topic/health-disability