36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Pirie South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Pirie South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Port Pirie South live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a place with much higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.7%, followed by mental health issues at 11.5%. Overall, 36.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Pirie South, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. About 7.7% of people require this support, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.7% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Pirie South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41210/port-pirie-south/topic/health-disability