28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wistow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wistow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Wistow have remained steady over the last decade. While 28.4% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the national figure. Asthma and mental health are the most common long-term issues reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 9.1% of residents, which is higher than most areas. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 63.5% reporting none and 21.4% having just one.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Wistow, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Wistow need help with daily activities. This is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and lower than most similar areas.
3.5% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Wistow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41627/wistow/topic/health-disability