27.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Houghton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Houghton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65.6% of people in Houghton (L) report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a healthier area than most, with far fewer residents needing daily assistance compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 27.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health is the most common reported condition at 8.0%, followed by asthma at 7.6% and arthritis at 7.4%.
8.0%
Lower than 71% 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 Houghton, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This level of need has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.1%.
2.7% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421016/houghton/topic/health-disability