28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Long Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Long Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Long Flat shows a health profile that closely mirrors national trends. Around 28.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is nearly identical to the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.7% of people, followed by arthritis at 9.7%. Those with a mental health condition make up 8.7% of the population, a figure slightly below the South Australian average.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Long Flat, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed without help by most, with only 3.9% of people needing assistance. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Long Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40776/long-flat/topic/health-disability