29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kangaroo Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of mental health conditions than most similar areas mark the health profile of Kangaroo Flat. While about 29.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, this is largely driven by a high proportion of residents reporting mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.4% of people here, a figure well above the South Australian average of 9.8%. Other common long-term conditions include diabetes at 9.6%, and arthritis and heart disease both at 8.7%.
15.4%
Higher than 93% 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 Kangaroo Flat, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people in Kangaroo Flat need help with daily activities, which is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
2.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40657/kangaroo-flat/topic/health-disability