17.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pukatja · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pukatja
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17.1% of people in Pukatja report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the South Australian average. This suggests a population with much lower rates of chronic illness compared to most other areas across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 1.5% of people reporting a mental health condition. Diabetes (6.6%) and asthma (5.0%) are the most frequent long-term issues reported by residents.
1.5%
Lower than 91% 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 Pukatja, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is roughly the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Pukatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41222/pukatja/topic/health-disability