27.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Plympton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Plympton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Plympton sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health, with 27.4% of people living with a long-term health condition. While this is well below the South Australian rate, it is about the same as the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.9%, followed by arthritis at 8.2% and asthma at 7.5%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 18.3% live with one condition.
8.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Plympton, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in Plympton need help with daily activities compared to most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011, moving from 5.9% to 6.5%.
6.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031107/plympton/topic/health-disability