28.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kersbrook · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kersbrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people now need help with daily activities in Kersbrook, where only 4.3% of residents require such support. This creates a health profile that is generally better than most similar areas, although mental health challenges are more common here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little more common here than the national figure, affecting 11.5% of people. Overall, 28.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the South Australian rate of 31.0%.
11.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Kersbrook, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.3% of people in Kersbrook need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national figure and has fallen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
4.3% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Kersbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422026/kersbrook/topic/health-disability