26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colonel Light Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Colonel Light Gardens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Colonel Light Gardens report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a healthier place than most similar areas, with a much lower rate of chronic illness compared to the rest of South Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 31.0%. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 8.4% and asthma at 8.1%, while mental health conditions affect 7.2% of the population.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Colonel Light Gardens, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than in the rest of the country, with the rate sitting at 4.0% compared to the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40286/colonel-light-gardens/topic/health-disability