31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Finniss · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Finniss
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Finniss live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where chronic health issues are more common than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 9.9%, a rate higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. Other common issues include arthritis (8.9%) and asthma (7.8%), though 64.2% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
9.9%
Higher 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 Finniss, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.1% of people in Finniss need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
4.1% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40437/finniss/topic/health-disability