26.3%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burnside · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Burnside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Burnside than in most similar areas. Only 26.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, at 6.8%. The most frequent long-term health issues are arthritis at 8.1% and asthma at 6.6%, while 69.6% of people report having no long-term conditions at all.
6.8%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Burnside, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the state average and has barely changed since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40103/burnside/topic/health-disability