16.4%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roxby Downs · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Roxby Downs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Roxby Downs need help with daily activities now than in 2011, with only 1.2% requiring assistance. This reflects a very healthy local population where long-term health conditions are far less common than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 16.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 5.7%, and the most common reported condition is asthma at 6.5%.
5.7%
Lower than 87% 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 Roxby Downs, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has fallen by 5.0 points since 2011 to just 1.2%. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
1.2% ▼ -80.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415039/roxby-downs/topic/health-disability