31.2%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Light · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Light
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Light, where 31.2% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly common, affecting 10.2% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 10.7%, followed by mental health (10.2%) and arthritis (9.7%). Most people have no long-term health issues, though 21.3% report living with one condition.
10.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Light, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Light need help with daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7%, but the need for assistance has risen since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43650/light/topic/health-disability