34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Smithfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Smithfield, where over a third of residents live with a chronic health issue. This includes a particularly high number of people managing mental health conditions compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is a major factor here, affecting 14.4% of residents, a rate well above the 8.8% seen nationally.
14.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Smithfield, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas. At 8.8%, this is a little above the South Australian figure of 6.7% and well above the national average of 5.8%.
8.8% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41346/smithfield/topic/health-disability