31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Golden Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Golden Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Golden Heights live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This creates a noticeable gap between local health needs and those across Australia, though it aligns closely with the South Australian state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12.2% of residents. Overall, 31% of the population reports a long-term condition, which is much higher than the 27.7% figure for Australia.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Golden Heights, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.8% of residents. This is a little below the 6.7% seen across South Australia and about the same as the national figure.
4.8% ▲ +100.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Golden Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40517/golden-heights/topic/health-disability