19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallaroo Plain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallaroo Plain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wallaroo Plain than in most similar areas. While 19.6% of residents have a long-term condition, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a generally healthier population compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here at 11.8%, though 70.6% of people report having no conditions at all. Mental health conditions affect 9.8% of residents, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Wallaroo Plain, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Wallaroo Plain reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% recorded across Australia and the 6.7% seen in South Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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 Wallaroo Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41520/wallaroo-plain/topic/health-disability