29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Telowie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Telowie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Telowie have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though the area now sees a higher proportion of people needing daily help than most similar places. While roughly 29% of residents live with a long-term health condition, mental health struggles are notably less common here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 4.5% of people, a figure well below both the South Australian and national averages. Other long-term conditions are more common, with arthritis affecting 11.2% of the population and diabetes affecting 9%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Telowie, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Telowie need some help with their daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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).
More for Telowie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Telowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41434/telowie/topic/health-disability