27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Athelstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Athelstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 3.4 percentage points separates Athelstone from the South Australian average for long-term health issues. About 27.6% of the community live with a chronic condition, a figure that sits comfortably in line with the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most residents are healthy, with 67.6% reporting no long-term conditions. Arthritis is the most common health issue at 8.5%, and the 7.6% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the national figure.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Athelstone, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people in Athelstone need help with their daily activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.6% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40049/athelstone/topic/health-disability