36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandilands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandilands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 36.5% of people in Sandilands live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as an area where chronic health issues are much more common than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most reported long-term health condition at 20.0%, followed by diabetes at 9.4%. While chronic illness is common, mental health conditions are reported by 7.1% of residents, which is a little below the South Australian average of 9.8%.
7.1%
Lower 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 Sandilands, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
3.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Sandilands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41303/sandilands/topic/health-disability