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Enfield · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Enfield

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Enfield than in most similar areas. Only 24.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Enfield, State Electorate

Where Enfield sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Enfield — lower than 72% of areas.

Enfield24.4%
Greater Adelaide 30.2%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The rate of long-term health conditions is well below the South Australian average of 31%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 8.3% of people—a little below the state figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Enfield, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 68.5% One condition 16.4% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Enfield splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 8.3% Other condition 8.0% Arthritis 7.3% Asthma 6.9% Diabetes 4.9% Heart disease 3.2% Cancer 2.1% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.0% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is an increase of 2.3 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.0% ▲ +61.6%

Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.

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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40013/enfield/topic/health-disability