36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Short · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Short
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Short, where 36.4% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, the area reports very few mental health conditions or needs for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 27.3% of the population. While chronic health conditions are well above the South Australian average, 0% of residents reported a mental health condition, which is well below the state's 9.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Short, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed independently by almost everyone here, as 0% of people report needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Australian average of 5.8% and the state figure of 6.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Short [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41342/short/topic/health-disability