26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
New Residence · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in New Residence
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in New Residence have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now sees fewer chronic illnesses than most. Around 26.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term illnesses here, and while mental health conditions affect 9.5% of residents, this is higher than in most similar areas. Most people are healthy, with 64.2% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 New Residence, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in New Residence need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the rest of the country.
6.3% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 New Residence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41025/new-residence/topic/health-disability