27.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parafield Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parafield Gardens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A smaller share of people in Parafield Gardens live with long-term health conditions compared to the state average. About 27.9% of residents report a long-term health issue, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Most people here live without a chronic condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues in the area, while 7.9% of residents report a mental health condition. This is slightly lower than the 9.8% seen across South Australia.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Parafield Gardens, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for some here, as 7.5% of people need assistance with basic activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Parafield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41103/parafield-gardens/topic/health-disability