31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dover Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dover Gardens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 31.7% of people in Dover Gardens live with a long-term health condition. This health profile is higher than most similar areas and reflects a community with more chronic health needs than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.1%, followed by mental health conditions, which affect 10.5% of residents. This rate of mental health conditions is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 8.8%.
10.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Dover Gardens, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Dover Gardens need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
6.5% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Dover Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40371/dover-gardens/topic/health-disability