35.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goyder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Goyder
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Goyder now need help with daily activities than in 2011. This is an area with a high burden of illness, where 35.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition. That figure is well above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (14.6%) and asthma (10.1%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions also affect 11.2% of residents, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
11.2%
Higher than 81% 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 Goyder, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.1% of people in Goyder need help with daily activities, a figure that has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
8.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021118/goyder/topic/health-disability