29.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Lincoln · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Port Lincoln
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Port Lincoln than in most similar areas. While 29.3% of residents report a chronic condition, this is lower than the state average. The community generally enjoys a better health profile than many comparable places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, each affecting around 9% of people. Only 8.3% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 9.8%.
8.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre 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 Port Lincoln, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.5% of people in Port Lincoln need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
6.5% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413004/port-lincoln/topic/health-disability