21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Monteith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Monteith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Monteith have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area feel much healthier than most, though a higher proportion of residents struggle with mental health compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. However, mental health conditions are a particular challenge here, affecting 14.4% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
14.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Monteith, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 2.9% needing assistance with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
2.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Monteith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40909/monteith/topic/health-disability