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Direk · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Direk

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Direk than in most other areas. Only 21% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.

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Where Direk sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Direk — lower than 84% of areas.

Direk21.0%
5110, SA 28.3%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here at 9.4%, while 7.8% of people have a mental health condition. This last figure is a little below the Australian average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Direk, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 72.9% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 3.2% Three or more 0.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Direk splits fairly evenly between Asthma (28%) and Mental health (23%), with Other condition at 19%.

Asthma 9.4% Mental health 7.8% Other condition 6.2% Arthritis 3.8% Diabetes 3.5% Heart disease 1.0% Lung condition 1.0% Cancer 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is relatively independent for most, with 4.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.2% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Direk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40366/direk/topic/health-disability