27.9%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coober Pedy · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Coober Pedy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report mental health conditions in Coober Pedy than in the rest of South Australia. While around 27.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is well below the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.4% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 9.2%, followed by diabetes at 6.6%.
6.4%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) 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 Coober Pedy, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41330/coober-pedy/topic/health-disability