26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torrensville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Torrensville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Torrensville than in the rest of South Australia. While 26.3% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is well below the state average of 31.0%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most reported long-term issue at 9.7%, which is higher than in most areas. Other common conditions include arthritis at 6.9% and asthma at 6.6%, though nearly 69% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.7%
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 Torrensville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average of 5.8%.
6.3% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Torrensville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41466/torrensville/topic/health-disability