37.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 10% more people in Hove report long-term health conditions than the national figure. This gap is seen across both general health and daily support, as the area has a much higher rate of disability and chronic illness than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 37.1% of residents, which is well above the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 15.5%, while 5.8% of people live with three or more conditions.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Hove, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas, with 9.8% of people requiring assistance. This is well above both the state (6.7%) and national (5.8%) figures.
9.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Hove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40612/hove/topic/health-disability