17.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dismal Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dismal Swamp
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health patterns in Dismal Swamp have remained relatively stable, though the area stands out for having very few chronic illnesses. Only 17.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most residents here are healthy, with 77.8% reporting no long-term health conditions. This means the 17.5% rate of chronic illness is far below the South Australian figure of 31.0%, and mental health conditions are also lower than the national average at 6.3%.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Dismal Swamp, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite fewer long-term illnesses, 9.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
9.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Dismal Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40367/dismal-swamp/topic/health-disability