33.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whites Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whites Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of 5.5 percentage points separates Whites Valley from the national average, with more residents living with long-term health issues. While chronic conditions are common here, mental health struggles are less frequent than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, though 57.8% of residents report having no long-term health condition at all.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Whites Valley, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is reported by 5.1% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
5.1% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Whites Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41583/whites-valley/topic/health-disability