14.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gidgealpa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gidgealpa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gidgealpa than in the rest of the country. Only 14% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas for its type.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very uncommon here, with 45% of people reporting none at all. Those with a condition most often report mental health issues (7%) or asthma (5%), which is a little below the national figure of 8.8% for mental health.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Gidgealpa, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and just a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
5.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Gidgealpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40490/gidgealpa/topic/health-disability