23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pata · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.5% of people in Pata have a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This makes it a remarkably healthy area compared to most other places in the country. Most residents report no chronic health issues at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common health issue here at 13.6%, followed by heart disease at 7.4%. The 6.2% of people with a mental health condition is well below the South Australian figure of 9.8%.
23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
6.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Pata, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need some help with daily activities, which is roughly the middle point for similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Pata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41122/pata/topic/health-disability