21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Longwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Longwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Longwood reported long-term health issues in 2021 compared to previous years. The area is remarkably healthy, with 71.7% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 5.5% of the population.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Longwood, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 0.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.9% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40778/longwood/topic/health-disability