30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chaffey · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chaffey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Chaffey shows a health profile that mirrors state trends. Most people here are healthy, with 61.9% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Asthma is the most common issue at 10.1%, while mental health conditions affect 7.4% of residents, a little below the national figure.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Chaffey, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the rates seen across both South Australia and Australia.
2.6% ▲ +63.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Chaffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40239/chaffey/topic/health-disability