18.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koongawa · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Koongawa have shifted over the last decade, now showing a very low rate of long-term illness. Only 18.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 11.6% of people, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. This contrasts with the overall low rate of chronic illness, as most residents (55.8%) report having no long-term health conditions at all.
18.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
11.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Koongawa, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 25%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Nobody in Koongawa reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below both the South Australian and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Koongawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40712/koongawa/topic/health-disability