27.6%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Torrens · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in West Torrens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in West Torrens is marked by a health profile that closely matches national trends. About 28% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a similar result to the Australian figure and notably lower than the South Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.8%, followed by arthritis at 8.4% and asthma at 7.4%. Most residents are healthy, with 67.1% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.8%
Higher than 54% 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 West Torrens, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 6.6% of people. This figure has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
6.6% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 West Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48410/west-torrens/topic/health-disability