37.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elizabeth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Elizabeth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Elizabeth now need help with their daily activities than in 2011, as 12.3% of residents require assistance. This reflects a broader trend of high health needs in the area, where long-term health conditions are much more common than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 37.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most reported issue at 15.6%, followed by arthritis at 12.7% and asthma at 12.1%.
15.6%
Higher than 99% 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 Elizabeth, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily tasks is common here, affecting 12.3% of people. This is well above the 6.7% seen across South Australia and rose by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021030/elizabeth/topic/health-disability