29.8%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Salisbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Salisbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Salisbury live with long-term health issues compared to most similar areas. About 29.8% of residents have a chronic condition, a figure that sits slightly above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.7%, followed closely by arthritis and asthma at 9.3% each. These rates are higher than most other areas, though they align closely with state and national figures.
9.7%
Higher than 60% 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 Salisbury, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher share of people in Salisbury need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. This figure rose from 5.7% in 2011 to 7.4% in 2021, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.4% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40204/salisbury/topic/health-disability