27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Skye · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Skye
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Skye have remained stable since 2011, with 27.3% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is a healthy result for the area, as the figure sits well below the South Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 4.1% of people. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly live with other conditions, arthritis, or asthma.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Skye, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.4% of people in Skye. This is a little below the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
4.4% ▲ +222.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Skye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41344/skye/topic/health-disability