23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Plympton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Plympton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.3% of Plympton residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places. Most people here report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in the rest of South Australia. Mental health is the most reported issue at 7.9%, which is about the same as the national figure, followed by other conditions at 7.2% and arthritis at 6.5%.
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 Plympton, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Plympton need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is a little below the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
3.8% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41167/plympton/topic/health-disability