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Wakefield - Barunga West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Wakefield - Barunga West

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

Daily life in Wakefield - Barunga West is shaped by a significant health burden, with 37.5% of people living with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas.

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📍 Wakefield - Barunga West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wakefield - Barunga West sits — People with a long-term health condition

37.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wakefield - Barunga West — higher than 93% of areas.

Wakefield - Barunga West37.5%
5461, SA 36.2%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 14.3%, while 11.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is much higher than most other areas. Over a quarter of the population manages at least one chronic health issue.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wakefield - Barunga West, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 54.6% One condition 22.3% Two conditions 9.5% Three or more 5.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wakefield - Barunga West splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Mental health (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 14.3% Mental health 11.5% Asthma 11.1% Other condition 9.5% Diabetes 7.3% Heart disease 5.9% Cancer 3.7% Lung condition 3.2% Dementia 1.5% Stroke 1.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily activities is a little more common here than in South Australia, affecting 9.0% of people. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.0% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 92% 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 Wakefield - Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021119/wakefield-barunga-west/topic/health-disability