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Peterborough - Mount Remarkable · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Peterborough - Mount Remarkable

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

Well above the national figure, 36.5% of people in Peterborough - Mount Remarkable live with a long-term health condition. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, meaning health challenges are more common here than in most parts of the country.

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📍 Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Peterborough - Mount Remarkable sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Peterborough - Mount Remarkable — higher than 91% of areas.

Peterborough - Mount Remarkable36.5%
5431, SA 37.1%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 15%, followed by mental health issues affecting 10.3% of people, which is a little above the national figure. Over half of residents have no long-term health conditions, but 5.8% manage three or more.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 51.4% One condition 22.1% Two conditions 8.6% Three or more 5.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Peterborough - Mount Remarkable — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (15%) and Asthma (14%).

Arthritis 15.0% Mental health 10.3% Asthma 9.8% Other condition 8.7% Diabetes 7.2% Heart disease 6.3% Cancer 4.3% Lung condition 3.4% Dementia 1.3% Stroke 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little above the national rate, 8.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the figure has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.2% ▲ +5.5%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Peterborough - Mount Remarkable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031121/peterborough-mount-remarkable/topic/health-disability