29.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Charleston · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Charleston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Charleston compared to most similar areas. Only 29.0% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here at 10.1%, followed by mental health at 9.8%. While this mental health rate is a little above the national figure of 8.8%, it is about the same as the state average.
9.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Charleston, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 3.5% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.7% reported for South Australia and has barely changed since 2011.
3.5% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Charleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422013/charleston/topic/health-disability