25.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Prospect
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower share of people live with long-term health issues in Prospect compared to the rest of South Australia. Only 25.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is nearly 6 percentage points below the state figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.4%, which is about the same as the national figure. Overall, 69.3% of people here have no long-term health conditions, while 7.4% have asthma and 7% have arthritis.
8.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Prospect, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people need some help with daily activities. This is slightly lower than the South Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401061021/prospect/topic/health-disability