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5159, SA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 5159, SA

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

More people in postcode 5159 now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This area sees a higher rate of long-term health issues than most other places, with 32.3% of residents living with a lasting condition.

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📍 5159, SA, Postcode

Where 5159, SA sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.3%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5159, SA — higher than 68% of areas.

5159, SA32.3%
Onkaparinga 34.7%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis and mental health are the most common long-term issues, affecting 10% and 9.8% of people respectively. Overall, the rate of long-term health conditions is well above the national figure of 27.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 5159, SA, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 62.9% One condition 22.0% Two conditions 7.1% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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5159, SA splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Other condition (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 10.0% Other condition 9.9% Mental health 9.8% Asthma 9.5% Diabetes 5.3% Heart disease 4.7% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 5.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. This rate has risen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.8% ▲ +69.8%

Higher than 57% 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 5159, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5159/5159-sa/topic/health-disability