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5020, SA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 5020, SA

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Roughly 30% of people in postcode 5020 live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure, though it is about the same as the South Australian average. Most residents report no long-term health issues.

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📍 5020, SA, Postcode

Where 5020, SA sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.0%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5020, SA — higher than 54% of areas.

5020, SA30.0%
Charles Sturt 29.1%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 10.4%. At the same time, 7.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below both state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 5020, SA, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 65.0% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 6.9% Three or more 3.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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5020, SA splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Other condition (16%), with Asthma at 15%.

Arthritis 10.4% Other condition 8.3% Asthma 7.6% Mental health 7.4% Diabetes 5.1% Heart disease 5.0% Cancer 4.6% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is an increase of 2.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.7% ▲ +58.0%

Higher than 55% of postcode areas.

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 5020, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5020/5020-sa/topic/health-disability