45.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gawler West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gawler West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Gawler West, where 45.8% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7%. The area faces significant hurdles with both physical and mental health needs compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 19.1% of people, which is far above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 18.1% and arthritis at 16.3%.
19.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Gawler West, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Gawler West than elsewhere, with 11.5% of residents requiring assistance. This is well above the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
11.5% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Gawler West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40480/gawler-west/topic/health-disability