25.7%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5038, SA · Postcode
Health & Disability in 5038, SA
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slight rise in the number of people needing daily help marks the latest health trend for postcode 5038. While this need grew to 5.2% since 2011, the area generally enjoys better health than most, with far fewer residents reporting long-term conditions than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. The most common issues reported are mental health (8.5%), other conditions (8.1%), and arthritis (7.9%).
8.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode 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 5038, SA, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.2% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is up 1.0 percentage points from the 4.2% recorded in 2011.
5.2% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 5038, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5038/5038-sa/topic/health-disability