28.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Highbury - Dernancourt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Highbury - Dernancourt now need help with daily activities, with this figure rising to 4.4% since 2011. Despite this increase, the area generally reports better health outcomes than the state and national averages. Around 28.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 7.3% of people. Long-term health is led by arthritis at 9% and asthma at 7.8%, though 66.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
28.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Highbury - Dernancourt, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Few residents require help with daily tasks, with 4.4% needing assistance. This is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia, although the proportion has grown by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Highbury - Dernancourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051051/highbury-dernancourt/topic/health-disability