40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stokes Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stokes Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 40.4% of people in Stokes Bay live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and among the highest rates for similar areas. While many residents manage chronic illness, very few require daily help to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 17.3% of people. About 9.6% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Stokes Bay, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Zero per cent of people in Stokes Bay report needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the South Australian figure of 6.7% and the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Stokes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41390/stokes-bay/topic/health-disability