26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Field · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Field than in most similar areas. Only 26.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Heart disease is the most common long-term condition at 13.3%, though 59% of people have no health conditions at all. No one in the area reported a mental health condition, a result well below the national figure of 8.8%.
26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Field, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 15%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Field [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40435/field/topic/health-disability