38.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Huntfield Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Huntfield Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Huntfield Heights from the national average for long-term health conditions. Nearly 40% of residents live with a chronic illness, meaning this area faces significantly more health challenges than most other parts of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 38.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 16.6% of the population.
16.6%
Higher than 95% 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 Huntfield Heights, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging here than in most areas, with 10.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above both the state average of 6.7% and the national figure of 5.8%.
10.1% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Huntfield Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40616/huntfield-heights/topic/health-disability