19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thomas Plain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thomas Plain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are among the highest for this level of area in Thomas Plain, affecting 15.2% of residents. While this figure is well above the national average, the place is otherwise very healthy, with far fewer people reporting long-term illnesses than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Most residents report no long-term conditions at all, though mental health and arthritis are the most common issues.
15.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Thomas Plain, None is the majority at 64%; Two conditions is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Thomas Plain reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6.7%.
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 Thomas Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41445/thomas-plain/topic/health-disability