24.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hindmarsh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hindmarsh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 6.4 percentage points separates Hindmarsh from the state average in long-term health, as the area is much healthier than most. While few people live with chronic illness, a notably high number of residents struggle with mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are among the highest for this level of area, affecting 15.1% of residents—well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
15.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Hindmarsh, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.3% of people in Hindmarsh need help with daily activities. This is a little below the state figure of 6.7% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.3% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40597/hindmarsh/topic/health-disability