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5098, SA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 5098, SA

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

More people in postcode 5098 now need help with daily activities than in 2011. This area has a higher rate of long-term health issues than most other places, with about 32.5% of residents living with a chronic condition.

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📍 5098, SA, Postcode

Where 5098, SA sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.5%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5098, SA — higher than 69% of areas.

5098, SA32.5%
Salisbury 29.9%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure of 27.7%, with arthritis and mental health being the most common. About 10.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 5098, SA, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 61.1% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 7.5% Three or more 5.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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5098, SA splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Other condition (17%), with Mental health at 16%.

Arthritis 11.5% Other condition 10.4% Mental health 10.2% Asthma 9.0% Diabetes 7.5% Heart disease 5.3% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 2.4% Dementia 1.9% Stroke 1.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for daily assistance has risen to 8.7% since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.7% ▲ +17.0%

Higher than 88% 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 5098, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5098/5098-sa/topic/health-disability