30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paruna · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paruna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are among the highest for similar areas in Paruna, where 13.9% of people report such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, health and disability needs are more common here than in most other similar locations.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the South Australian average. Mental health is the most common issue, affecting 13.9% of the population, while 52.8% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
13.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Paruna, None is the majority at 68%; Two conditions is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.3% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.3% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Paruna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41119/paruna/topic/health-disability