22.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blair Athol · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blair Athol
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Blair Athol than in most other areas. Only 22.9% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably healthier in terms of long-term illness compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 8.6% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 68.7% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.6%
Higher 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 Blair Athol, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the South Australian average of 6.7%.
6.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40120/blair-athol/topic/health-disability