31.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Crescent · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Crescent
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Crescent live with long-term health conditions compared to the national figure. While 31.2% of residents report a chronic health issue, the area sees far fewer people struggling with mental health than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here at 8.6%, followed by arthritis at 6.3%. Mental health conditions are reported by 5.9% of people, which is well below the South Australian figure of 9.8%.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Crescent, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of residents need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
5.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Crescent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40326/crescent/topic/health-disability