20.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Clair · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Clair
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in St Clair than in the rest of the state. Only 20.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a massive 11 percentage point gap below the South Australian figure. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most residents here are free of chronic illness, with 74.6% reporting no long-term conditions. Mental health is the most common issue at 8.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 St Clair, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most people in St Clair, as only 2.9% need help with daily activities. This is well below the state rate of 6.7%.
2.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41367/st-clair/topic/health-disability