28.7%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Unley · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Unley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Unley sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health and disability. About 28.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Most people here are healthy, with 66.6% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 8.4% and asthma at 7.4%.
9.2%
Higher than 52% 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 Unley, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it was 5.6%.
6.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40107/unley/topic/health-disability