22.4%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Adelaide City · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Adelaide City
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Adelaide City than in most similar areas. Only 22.4% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a population that is generally healthier than the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 68% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health is the most frequent condition at 9%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
9.0%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Adelaide City, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by only 3.4% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of 6.7%. This need for help has barely changed since 2011.
3.4% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Adelaide City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/topic/health-disability