28.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paringa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Paringa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Paringa now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. While the number of residents needing assistance has risen to 5.8%, the area generally has fewer people living with long-term health conditions compared to most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 28.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Mental health conditions are especially uncommon here, affecting 7.5% of people, which is much lower than most other areas.
7.5%
Lower than 75% 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 Paringa, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is an increase from 2011, when the rate was 4.7%.
5.8% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415033/paringa/topic/health-disability