29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Lincoln · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Lincoln
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Port Lincoln sits around the middle of other similar areas for overall health, with 29.4% of people living with a long-term health condition. While this is a little above the national figure, it remains slightly lower than the South Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues here, each affecting around 9% of residents. Most people report no long-term conditions at all, though 8.3% of the population lives with a mental health condition, which is a little below the state figure.
8.3%
Higher 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 Port Lincoln, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Port Lincoln need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.5% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41201/port-lincoln/topic/health-disability