32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Willunga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Willunga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have grown more common in Port Willunga, with 32% of people now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent here, affecting 11.9% of residents, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.9% of people, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 9.7%.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Willunga, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7% of people in Port Willunga need help with daily activities, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41216/port-willunga/topic/health-disability