25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Prospect
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Prospect compared to the rest of South Australia. Only 25.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the state figure of 31.0%. This makes the area healthier than most other parts of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 8.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the South Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do typically report only one condition.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Prospect, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people in Prospect need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41220/prospect/topic/health-disability