28.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Munno Para West · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted since 2011 in Munno Para West, where mental health challenges are now a particularly prominent issue. While about 28.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health conditions is well above the national figure.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition affecting 12.4% of residents, a rate much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Asthma is also frequent at 12.2%, while 65.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
28.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
12.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Munno Para West, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and a little below the South Australian rate of 6.7%.
5.6% ▲ +122.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Munno Para West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40981/munno-para-west/topic/health-disability