23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karkoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karkoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Karkoo is marked by a very low rate of chronic illness, with only 23.1% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 13.5% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. In contrast, the overall rate of long-term health issues is much lower than in most areas, with 71.2% of people reporting no conditions at all.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Karkoo, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Karkoo reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and the national rate of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Karkoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40669/karkoo/topic/health-disability