23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodforde · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woodforde
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Woodforde than in most other areas. Only 23.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the South Australian rate of 31%. This makes the community noticeably healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of residents, a figure that is well below the state average. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with asthma and arthritis being the most common reported conditions.
6.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Woodforde, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, as only 2.9% need help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
2.9% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Woodforde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41638/woodforde/topic/health-disability