34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Para Hills West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Para Hills West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national average, 34.4% of people in Para Hills West live with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than most similar areas, with a particularly high rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 12.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 9.6% and asthma at 9.4%.
12.7%
Higher than 87% 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 Para Hills West, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than in other areas, as 9.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the South Australian rate of 6.7%.
9.7% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Para Hills West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41097/para-hills-west/topic/health-disability