24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hamilton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 65% of people in Hamilton report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area notably healthier than most, with far fewer people dealing with chronic illness compared to the rest of South Australia and the nation.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are slightly less common here than the national rate, affecting 7.3% of the population.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Hamilton, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is quite low at 3.7%. This is well below the 6.7% seen across South Australia and a little below the national average.
3.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40556/hamilton/topic/health-disability