29.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ward Belt · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ward Belt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with mental health conditions in Ward Belt compared to the rest of the state. While 29.7% of residents have a long-term health issue, the rate of mental health conditions is well below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.7% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 10.1%, followed by asthma at 9.5%.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Ward Belt, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian average of 6.7%.
6.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 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 Ward Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41534/ward-belt/topic/health-disability