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Adelaide - Central and Hills · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Adelaide - Central and Hills

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

Better overall health outcomes mean fewer residents in Adelaide - Central and Hills rely on daily support services. Only 27.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well below the South Australian average.

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📍 Adelaide - Central and Hills, Region (SA4)

Where Adelaide - Central and Hills sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.4%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide - Central and Hills — lower than 55% of areas.

Adelaide - Central and Hills27.4%
Greater Adelaide 30.2%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are less common here than in most other areas, affecting 8.5% of residents. While mental health is the most reported long-term condition, arthritis and asthma are also frequent, though 66.9% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Adelaide - Central and Hills, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.9% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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

Mental health 8.5% Arthritis 8.3% Other condition 8.2% Asthma 7.5% Diabetes 4.2% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 1.4% Dementia 1.0% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most here, as only 5.2% of people need help with basic activities. This is lower than most other areas and a little below the state figure, and it has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% ▲ +13.2%

Lower than 63% of region (sa4) 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 Adelaide - Central and Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/topic/health-disability