37.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Pirie · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Port Pirie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 38% of people in Port Pirie live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of illness is reflected in the strong number of residents who require daily assistance to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.2% of residents. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue at 14.5%, followed by asthma and diabetes.
13.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Pirie, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure. This need for assistance has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413005/port-pirie/topic/health-disability