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6.14.1. Summary
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Nearly 60% of the population in the Study Area is living with at least one of the four key health risk
factors – smoking, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity or obesity – which is higher than the
rate across Greater Adelaide.
6.15. Assistance Required with Core Activities
The ABS Census asks people whether they require assistance with ‘core activities’ as a means of
understanding the number of people living with a profound or severe disability.
Figures 6.41 and 6.42
below summarise this data for Western Adelaide, with supporting data tables found in Section 1.11 of
Appendix C
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At the 2011 Census, there were approximately 13,000 people living in Western Adelaide who required
assistance with core activities, representing approximately 6% of the total population of the region. By
way of comparison, 5% of people across Greater Adelaide require assistance with core activities.
Figure 6.42: People needing assistance with core activities
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Data Source: ABS 2011 Basis Community Profile for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Greater Adelaide
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This question in the Census seeks to measure “'those people needing help or assistance in one or more of the three core activity areas of self-care,
mobility and communication, because of a long-term health condition (lasting six months or more), a disability (lasting six months or more), or old age.
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Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
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Port Adelaide Enfield
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