31.8%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tea Tree Gully · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Tea Tree Gully
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Tea Tree Gully live with long-term health conditions compared to the national average. Around 31.8% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the 27.7% figure for Australia. This suggests a local population with greater health needs than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.3% of people, followed by mental health issues at 9.5%. While 62.7% of residents have no long-term health issues, those who do most often have just one condition.
9.5%
Higher than 56% 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 Tea Tree Gully, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people in Tea Tree Gully need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure, though it has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40205/tea-tree-gully/topic/health-disability