27.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greenock · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Greenock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Greenock than in the rest of South Australia. While the state average for chronic conditions is 31%, only 27% of Greenock residents report a long-term health problem.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most similar areas. Mental health is the most reported condition at 9.5%, followed by arthritis at 8.2% and asthma at 7.9%.
9.5%
Lower than 55% 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 Greenock, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7%. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.9%.
3.3% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Greenock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421013/greenock/topic/health-disability