33.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nelshaby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nelshaby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of disability than most similar areas marks Nelshaby, where 8.0% of people need help with daily activities. This gap is most visible when compared to the national figure of 5.8%. Overall, health challenges are more common here than in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.0% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. The most common issues are other conditions (15.4%), arthritis (11.2%), and asthma (10.1%), while mental health conditions affect 8.5% of people.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Nelshaby, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily tasks is much more common in Nelshaby than in most similar areas. At 8.0%, this is a little above both the South Australian (6.7%) and national (5.8%) figures.
8.0% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Nelshaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41017/nelshaby/topic/health-disability