25.7%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Adelaide · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Adelaide
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Adelaide than in the rest of South Australia. Only 25.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the state figure of 31.0%. This puts the area in a stronger position than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, and the typical resident has no chronic illness. Mental health is the most reported condition at 9.0%, followed by other conditions and arthritis.
9.0%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate 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 Adelaide, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED401/adelaide/topic/health-disability