31.2%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Davenport · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Davenport
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Davenport compared to the national figure. While 31.2% of residents have a lasting health condition, this is well above the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, but about one in five live with a single condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.7%, followed closely by other conditions, arthritis, and asthma. This rate is higher than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the South Australian figure.
9.7%
Higher than 62% of state electorate 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 Davenport, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.4% of the population, which is around the middle for its level. This figure has risen 2.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
5.4% ▲ +90.1%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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 Davenport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40009/davenport/topic/health-disability