40.3%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kapunda · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kapunda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Kapunda compared to the rest of the country. About 40.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This significant gap is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15.4%, while 13.3% of people live with a mental health condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Over a quarter of residents have at least one chronic health issue, and 5.9% manage three or more.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Kapunda, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 8.3% since 2011. This is a little above the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
8.3% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415016/kapunda/topic/health-disability