27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hewett · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hewett
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 68% of people in Hewett report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's overall health profile look better than the South Australian average. Most residents are in good health, with only a small minority managing multiple chronic conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Asthma is the most common issue at 9.8%, while 8.6% of residents live with a mental health condition.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Hewett, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.0% of people in Hewett need some help with daily activities. This is a little below both the South Australian rate of 6.7% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +78.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Hewett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40586/hewett/topic/health-disability