32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenalta · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glenalta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Glenalta live with a long-term health condition than in most similar areas. About 32.3% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.7%, followed closely by arthritis and asthma. While these figures are higher than in most areas, the rate of mental health conditions is about the same as across South Australia.
9.7%
Higher than 65% 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 Glenalta, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in the state or national averages, with 4.6% of residents requiring assistance. This puts the area around the middle for its level.
4.6% ▲ +100.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Glenalta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40501/glenalta/topic/health-disability