40.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Pirie West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Pirie West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness impacts daily life in Port Pirie West, where 40.8% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as having one of the highest rates of illness for its size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.4% of people, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 16.2%, followed by asthma and diabetes.
15.4%
Higher than 93% 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 West, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than elsewhere, with 11.3% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.3% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41211/port-pirie-west/topic/health-disability