27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Houghton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Houghton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65.6% of people in Houghton report having no long-term health conditions. This means the community is generally healthier than the state average, with fewer people needing daily assistance compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Roughly 27.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31%. Mental health conditions are the most common, affecting 8% of people, followed by asthma at 7.6% and arthritis at 7.4%.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Houghton, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of people in Houghton need help with their daily activities. This is well below both the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6.7%, and is lower than most other areas.
2.7% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40611/houghton/topic/health-disability