33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Salisbury Plain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Salisbury Plain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Salisbury Plain. About 33.8% of people live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high number of residents managing mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.3% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 12.5%, while 59.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Plain, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most similar areas. At 8.5%, this is a little above both the South Australian figure of 6.7% and the national rate of 5.8%.
8.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41294/salisbury-plain/topic/health-disability