41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Christie Downs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Christie Downs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Christie Downs live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 41.2% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This gap is especially clear in mental health, where the local rate is nearly double the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 17.2%, followed by arthritis at 14% and asthma at 13.1%. This is among the highest levels for this area, with about 17% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
17.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality 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 Christie Downs, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger portion of this community, with 11% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and the South Australian rate of 6.7%.
11.0% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Christie Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40256/christie-downs/topic/health-disability