29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunlands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sunlands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability needs in Sunlands have remained steady over the last decade. Around 29.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits roughly in the middle for similar areas. While most residents report no long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common chronic condition here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Notably, only 6.2% report a mental health condition, a rate well below the South Australian average.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Sunlands, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
5.9% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Sunlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41405/sunlands/topic/health-disability