29.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wingfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wingfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 8.9% of Wingfield residents involves needing help with basic activities, a figure well above the national average. While most people here live without long-term health issues, a higher-than-usual number of residents struggle with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.4%, and mental health conditions are more frequent here than in most other areas.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Wingfield, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is much higher than in most areas. At 8.9%, this is a little above the state average and well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.9% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Wingfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41617/wingfield/topic/health-disability