28.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Keith · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Keith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Keith need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. The area reports a lower rate of mental health conditions compared to most similar places, with 6.5% of residents affected. Overall, health and disability levels remain slightly lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, at 6.5%. While 28.7% of people have a long-term health condition, this is a little below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
6.5%
Lower than 84% 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 Keith, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has fallen 1.5 points since 2011 to 4.8%. This is a little below the state average of 6.7% and lower than most similar areas.
4.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421018/keith/topic/health-disability