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Health & Disability in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

More people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA) now need help with daily activities than in 2011. While this area is sparsely populated, about 32.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.7%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 50% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area32.7%
5723, SA 25.1%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 11.8% of people, contributing to a total health condition rate that is a little above the South Australian average. Mental health conditions affect 9.4% of residents, which is lower than most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 57.9% One condition 21.1% Two conditions 7.4% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (16%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 11.8% Mental health 9.4% Asthma 9.3% Other condition 8.0% Diabetes 6.2% Heart disease 5.2% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose 1.0 points since 2011 to reach 6.3%. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.3% ▲ +18.3%

Lower than 60% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/health-disability