17.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waterfall Gully · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waterfall Gully
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Waterfall Gully than in the rest of the state. Only 17.4% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is far below the South Australian figure of 31%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas compared to similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.7%, which is about the same as the national figure. Overall, 75.2% of people here report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Waterfall Gully, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of residents, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Waterfall Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41545/waterfall-gully/topic/health-disability