45.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Silverton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Silverton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Silverton live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a significant health gap for the area, where chronic illness and mental health challenges are much more common than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 45.7% of people here, which is far above the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent at 20.0%, which is more than double the national rate of 8.8%.
20.0%
Higher 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 Silverton, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 37%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many locals, with 14.3% needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
14.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Silverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41343/silverton/topic/health-disability