30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walkley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Walkley Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Walkley Heights, affecting 10.8% of the population. Overall, health levels here are typical for the region, though a notably high number of people require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the South Australian figure. Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of people, a result slightly lower than the state average.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Walkley Heights, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.0% of people in Walkley Heights. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.0% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Walkley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41515/walkley-heights/topic/health-disability