30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Salisbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Salisbury Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Salisbury Heights live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure, with arthritis and asthma being the most common issues reported by residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of the population has a long-term health condition, with 9.1% reporting a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. Most people here have no long-term conditions, but for those who do, arthritis (9.6%) and asthma (9.3%) are the most frequent.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Salisbury Heights, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.4% of residents. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and about the same as the national average.
5.4% ▲ +92.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Salisbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41291/salisbury-heights/topic/health-disability