32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingscote · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kingscote
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Kingscote than in most similar areas. About 32.4% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common of these issues, affecting 10.8% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are slightly more common here than in the rest of South Australia. While 32.4% of people have a lasting condition, the number of residents with a mental health condition is 9.0%, which is about the same as the national average.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Kingscote, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.4% of people in Kingscote need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
5.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Kingscote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40697/kingscote/topic/health-disability