30.6%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Barker · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Mount Barker
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Mount Barker, affecting 10.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas. Overall, about 30.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 62.9% of people have no long-term health issues, 20.8% live with one condition. After mental health, asthma (9.7%) and arthritis (9.2%) are the most reported conditions in the area.
10.6%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) 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 Mount Barker, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.3% of residents, which is a little below the South Australian figure. This need has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44550/mount-barker/topic/health-disability