33.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Playford · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Playford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 33.3% of people in Playford live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges, with mental health conditions being particularly common compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
One in eight residents (13.1%) has a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 11.7% and arthritis at 10.3%.
13.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Playford, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.4% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45680/playford/topic/health-disability