35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenelg South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glenelg South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Glenelg South live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health needs are much higher than in most other areas. This is reflected in the fact that nearly 10% of residents require help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 35.5% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 12.5%, while 9.0% of residents report a mental health condition, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Glenelg South, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. Around 9.7% of residents require this support, which is well above the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
9.7% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Glenelg South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40508/glenelg-south/topic/health-disability