27.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Athelstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Athelstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Athelstone live with long-term health conditions compared to the South Australian average. This is a generally healthy area where 67.6% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure. Mental health conditions are also less common here than in most other areas, affecting 7.6% of the population.
7.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Athelstone, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is a little below the national figure at 4.6%. However, this has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041014/athelstone/topic/health-disability