44.0%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riverton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Riverton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Riverton (L) than in the rest of the state. About 44% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is far above the South Australian figure of 31%. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 18%, while 12.8% of people have a mental health condition. This mental health rate is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
12.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Riverton, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 14.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 5.8% of residents needed such support.
14.7% ▲ +152.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421035/riverton/topic/health-disability