26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodville West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woodville West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Woodville West than in most other similar areas. Around 26.9% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This means the majority of the local population enjoys a relatively good health status.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and asthma are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 8.7% and 8.6% of people respectively. While the rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the national figure, the overall rate of chronic illness is lower than in most other areas.
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 Woodville West, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
5.8% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Woodville West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41648/woodville-west/topic/health-disability