32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Neill · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 32.6% of people in Port Neill live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, making it a place where health challenges are more common than in most other areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.2%, followed by arthritis at 8.3% and asthma at 7.3%. While 60.1% of residents have no long-term health issues, those who do typically have just one condition.
32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Port Neill, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 28%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.0% of the population need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
6.0% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 65% 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 Port Neill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41205/port-neill/topic/health-disability