32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cummins · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cummins
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Cummins, affecting 12.6% of residents. Overall, health challenges are more frequent here than in most other areas, with 32.8% of people living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The share of people with a long-term health condition is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While arthritis and mental health are also common, 61.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Cummins, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people in Cummins need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and about the same as the national average.
4.8% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Cummins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40336/cummins/topic/health-disability