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Port Adelaide - East · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Port Adelaide - East

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

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Port Adelaide - East compared to most other areas. Only 25.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population for the region.

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📍 Port Adelaide - East, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Port Adelaide - East sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.3%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Adelaide - East — lower than 70% of areas.

Port Adelaide - East25.3%
Greater Adelaide 30.2%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 8.7% of people. This is about the same as the national figure, while other common conditions include arthritis at 7.8% and asthma at 7.1%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Port Adelaide - East, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 67.8% One condition 16.6% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 3.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Port Adelaide - East splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 8.7% Other condition 8.1% Arthritis 7.8% Asthma 7.1% Diabetes 5.3% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.1% Lung condition 1.5% Dementia 0.9% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.4% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 6.3%.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% ▲ +1.4%

Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Port Adelaide - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40203/port-adelaide-east/topic/health-disability