28.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5117, SA · Postcode
Health & Disability in 5117, SA
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.9% of people in postcode 5117 live with a long-term health condition, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents are healthy, with 65% reporting no long-term health issues at all. While asthma and arthritis are the most common ailments here, mental health rates are lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are slightly less common here than in the rest of South Australia. About 7.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the state figure of 9.8%.
7.9%
Lower than 61% 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 5117, SA, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.1% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a little below the state average, though the need for assistance has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.1% ▲ +95.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 5117, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5117/5117-sa/topic/health-disability