26.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kilcoy · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kilcoy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 26.3% of people in Kilcoy have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a healthier-than-average population, with over 60% of residents reporting no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 7.9% of residents. The most frequent long-term health issues are arthritis at 8.8% and asthma at 7.7%.
7.9%
Lower than 72% 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 Kilcoy, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little above the national average. This need for assistance has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +104.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Kilcoy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315046/kilcoy/topic/health-disability