27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paracombe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paracombe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 68% of people in Paracombe have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than the state average, with a much lower rate of mental health conditions and fewer people needing daily assistance than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.8% of residents, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 9.7%, while mental health conditions are well below both state and national levels at 5.5%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Paracombe, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.8% of people here need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6.7%.
2.8% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/health-disability