27.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southend · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Southend
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Southend live with long-term health issues compared to the state average. Around 69% of residents report no long-term health conditions at all, which is much lower than most similar areas. This creates a health profile that is notably stronger than the South Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 27.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 7.5%, with arthritis being the most frequent report at 11%.
7.5%
Lower than 75% 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 Southend, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 3.4% of the population, a figure that is well below the state average of 6.7%. This need for assistance has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
3.4% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Southend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422049/southend/topic/health-disability