25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Arkaroola · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of people in Arkaroola report having no long-term health conditions. This sparsely populated area has a very healthy profile, with figures for chronic illness and disability far lower than the state and national averages.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 0%, while asthma and cancer are the most common reported issues at 9.4% each.
25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Arkaroola, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 32%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Arkaroola reported needing help with daily activities. This 0% rate is well below the 5.8% national figure and the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Arkaroola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40040/arkaroola/topic/health-disability