40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Middle Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Middle Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 40.4% of people in Middle Beach live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This makes health challenges more common here than in most similar areas. This higher burden of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 13.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above both the state and national figures. Asthma (17%) and diabetes (16%) are the most common long-term health problems reported in the area.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Middle Beach, the largest group is None at 46%, followed by One condition (30%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 4.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
4.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 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 Middle Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40867/middle-beach/topic/health-disability