31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Middleton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Middleton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 31.4% of people in Middleton live with a long-term health condition. This is higher than most similar areas and puts the community's health profile slightly above the South Australian average. Most residents remain healthy, with 61.2% reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.3% of people. While 8.3% have a mental health condition, this is a little below the South Australian figure.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Middleton, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Middleton need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the national figure.
5.3% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40870/middleton/topic/health-disability