34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aldinga Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Aldinga Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Aldinga Beach live with a long-term health condition. This rate is well above both the state and national figures, marking the area as one with a much higher health burden than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34% of residents have a long-term health condition, with mental health and arthritis being the most common. Mental health conditions affect 12.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
12.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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 Aldinga Beach, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.9% of people here. This is a little above the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country, and is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.9% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Aldinga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40010/aldinga-beach/topic/health-disability