21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Verran · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health levels have remained remarkably strong in Verran, where only 21.6% of people report a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Residents here experience far fewer chronic health and mental health challenges than people in most other similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 3.4% of people live with a mental health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 9.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common condition affecting 10.2% of the population.
21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Verran, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Verran reports needing help with their daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and much lower than most other similar areas.
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 Verran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41504/verran/topic/health-disability