20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Gawler
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of residents in Port Gawler report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area far healthier than most similar places, with a much lower rate of chronic illness compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This trend is seen in mental health too, where the 2.7% rate is well below the 8.8% national average, with asthma being the most common reported condition at 8.0%.
2.7%
Lower than 85% 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 Port Gawler, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Port Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41195/port-gawler/topic/health-disability