22.4%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Adelaide · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Adelaide
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22.4% of people in Adelaide live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the city one of the healthiest areas in the region. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.0%, which is about the same as the national figure. Other frequent reports include general conditions at 6.9% and asthma at 6.0%.
9.0%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) 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 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Adelaide need help with daily activities. At 3.4%, this is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
3.4% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40070/adelaide/topic/health-disability