28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mypolonga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mypolonga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability rates in Mypolonga have remained relatively steady over the last decade. About 28.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Most people here live without a chronic illness, while arthritis and asthma are the most common conditions reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little below the state average, 7.5% of people report a mental health condition. Overall, 60.7% of residents have no long-term health issues, though 9.9% live with arthritis and 8.3% have asthma.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Mypolonga, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of the community need some help with daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian average of 6.7% and about the same as the national figure.
5.1% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Mypolonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40996/mypolonga/topic/health-disability