30.8%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mackillop · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Mackillop
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents live with long-term health issues in Mackillop compared to most other areas. About 30.8% of people here manage a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means nearly one in three people face ongoing health challenges in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.8%, followed by asthma at 8.8%. While 8.5% of people have a mental health condition, this is a little below the South Australian figure of 9.8%.
8.5%
Lower than 58% 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 Mackillop, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Mackillop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40029/mackillop/topic/health-disability