35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Point Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Point Sturt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Point Sturt live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This means health challenges are a common part of daily life for many residents in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 35.9% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. Heart disease (17.2%) and arthritis (14.1%) are the most common reported issues, while 9.4% of people have a mental health condition.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Point Sturt, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common here, with 10.9% of people requiring assistance. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
10.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Point Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41174/point-sturt/topic/health-disability