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Kent Town · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Kent Town

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Roughly 66% of Kent Town residents report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is healthier than most similar places, with the proportion of people living with long-term illness sitting well below the South Australian average.

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📍 Kent Town, Suburb / Locality

Where Kent Town sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kent Town — lower than 61% of areas.

Kent Town26.7%
5067, SA 26.5%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While long-term health issues are generally low, 10.2% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Mental health is the most common long-term condition in the area, followed by other conditions at 7.3% and asthma at 6.9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kent Town, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.2% One condition 18.8% Two conditions 5.5% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Kent Town — Mental health leads at 23%, ahead of Other condition (17%) and Asthma (16%).

Mental health 10.2% Other condition 7.3% Asthma 6.9% Arthritis 6.4% Cancer 3.6% Diabetes 3.6% Heart disease 2.8% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4% of people in Kent Town need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.0% ▲ +57.9%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Kent Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40680/kent-town/topic/health-disability