31.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jervois · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jervois
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Jervois, where 12.4% of people live with such a condition. Overall, Jervois has a higher rate of long-term health issues than most similar areas, with 31.8% of residents reporting a lasting health problem.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The 12.4% rate of mental health conditions is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include asthma at 10.5% and arthritis at 8.9%, while 58.1% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Jervois, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Jervois need help with daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and is about the same as the national rate.
5.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Jervois [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40639/jervois/topic/health-disability