27.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Naracoorte · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Naracoorte
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Naracoorte now need help with daily activities than in previous years. This shift is part of a broader health profile where only 27.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most similar areas. Arthritis is the most reported issue at 9.1%, while mental health conditions are a little lower than the national figure at 7.6%.
7.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre 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 Naracoorte, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people need help with daily tasks, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a positive trend, as the need for assistance fell by 1.4 percentage points since 2016.
5.6% —
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Naracoorte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414003/naracoorte/topic/health-disability