41.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parrakie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parrakie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-one per cent of people in Parrakie live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness is one of the most striking health features of the area. Most of these residents manage one or two conditions, with arthritis and heart disease being the most common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 13 points above the Australian average. However, the 6.4% of people reporting a mental health condition is well below the South Australian figure.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Parrakie, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is just a little below the state average.
5.1% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Parrakie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41117/parrakie/topic/health-disability