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5052, SA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 5052, SA

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

More people live with long-term health conditions in postcode 5052 than in most similar areas. About 31% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While this matches the South Australian average, it marks the area as having a higher health burden than many other parts of the country.

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📍 5052, SA, Postcode

Where 5052, SA sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.0%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5052, SA — higher than 60% of areas.

5052, SA31.0%
Mitcham 29.2%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here at 9.8%, followed by other conditions and asthma. While 8.5% of people have a mental health condition, this is a little below the state average of 9.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 5052, SA, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 63.3% One condition 22.4% Two conditions 6.1% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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5052, SA splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Other condition (17%), with Asthma at 17%.

Arthritis 9.8% Other condition 8.8% Asthma 8.6% Mental health 8.5% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 4.0% Diabetes 3.7% Lung condition 1.4% Dementia 1.1% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 5.1% of residents, a figure that is around the middle for its level. This is a little below the state average of 6.7%, though the need for assistance has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

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5.1% ▲ +40.9%

Lower 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 5052, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5052/5052-sa/topic/health-disability