37.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Penneshaw · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Penneshaw
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Penneshaw, where 14.1% of people live with the condition. This area faces more health challenges than most other places, with 37.5% of residents reporting a long-term health condition. This figure is well above both the South Australian and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, including a mental health rate of 11.5% which is a little above the national figure. Heart disease and asthma also affect about 10% and 9.7% of the population respectively.
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 Penneshaw, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Penneshaw need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the rest of Australia. This proportion has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Penneshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422040/penneshaw/topic/health-disability