45.8%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Snowtown · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Snowtown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A sharp rise in the number of people needing daily help has occurred in Snowtown since 2011. This small town now sees 15.2% of residents requiring assistance, a figure well above the national average. Health challenges are common here, with nearly half the population living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 45.8% of residents. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 19.9%, while mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 15.7%.
15.7%
Higher than 97% 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 Snowtown, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (24%) and Two conditions (17%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose by 12 percentage points since 2011. At 15.2%, this is now among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
15.2% ▲ +417.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422048/snowtown/topic/health-disability