27.4%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sturt · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Sturt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Sturt report long-term health issues compared to the South Australian average. While 31% of the state's population deals with chronic health problems, only 27.4% of people here do, placing the area around the middle for its level across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 8.1%, and the most common long-term health issue reported is arthritis at 8.7%. Most residents are healthy, with 67.4% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
8.1%
Lower than 64% 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 Sturt, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This has barely changed since 2011, when the rate was 5.4%.
6.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED410/sturt/topic/health-disability