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Burnside - Wattle Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Burnside - Wattle Park

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 26.3% of people in Burnside - Wattle Park report a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure. This makes the area healthier than most similar regions, with a particularly low rate of mental health conditions.

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📍 Burnside - Wattle Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Burnside - Wattle Park sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Burnside - Wattle Park — lower than 61% of areas.

Burnside - Wattle Park26.3%
5066, SA 24.3%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 6.8% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the state average. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 7.8%, while 69.5% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Burnside - Wattle Park, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 69.5% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Burnside - Wattle Park splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Other condition (17%), with Mental health at 15%.

Arthritis 7.8% Other condition 7.6% Mental health 6.8% Asthma 6.6% Heart disease 4.4% Diabetes 4.2% Cancer 3.6% Lung condition 1.2% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Fewer people here need help with daily activities compared to the state and national figures, at 4.4%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011, when it stood at 3.5%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.4% ▲ +24.8%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Burnside - Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/topic/health-disability