27.2%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunstan · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Dunstan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Dunstan live with long-term health conditions compared to the South Australian average. About 27.2% of the population has a lasting health issue, which is well below the state figure of 31.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 8.5% of residents, followed by other conditions (8.4%) and arthritis (8.1%). Most people have no long-term health issues, while 19.1% have one.
8.5%
Lower than 57% of state electorate 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 Dunstan, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas at 5.1%. This is a little below the South Australian average and has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.1% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 Dunstan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40010/dunstan/topic/health-disability