24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Highgate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Highgate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 24.9% of people in Highgate live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This makes the area healthier than most similar places. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 8% of people have a mental health condition, which is around the middle for its level. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 7.4% and asthma at 7.3%.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Highgate, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is very low here, with only 2.7% of people requiring assistance. This is well below both the state and national figures.
2.7% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40588/highgate/topic/health-disability