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5570, SA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 5570, SA

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

Daily life for many in postcode 5570 involves managing ongoing health issues, with 45.2% of people living with a long-term condition. This is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. The high prevalence of chronic health needs is a defining feature of this area.

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📍 5570, SA, Postcode

Where 5570, SA sits — People with a long-term health condition

45.2%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5570, SA — higher than 99% of areas.

5570, SA45.2%
Yorke Peninsula 39.5%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are very common here, particularly arthritis at 19.1% and asthma at 11.6%. Mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 5570, SA, None is the majority at 50%; One condition is next at 29%.

None 46.2% One condition 26.8% Two conditions 13.1% Three or more 5.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in 5570, SA — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Asthma (14%) and Other condition (14%).

Arthritis 19.1% Asthma 11.6% Other condition 11.4% Diabetes 10.9% Mental health 10.6% Heart disease 8.7% Lung condition 5.7% Cancer 4.0% Stroke 1.5% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily activities is well above the national and state figures, with 10.4% of people requiring support. This need has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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10.4% ▲ +29.1%

Higher than 96% 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 5570, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5570/5570-sa/topic/health-disability