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Barossa - Yorke - Mid North · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

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

A gap of 8.3 percentage points separates the national rate from Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, where long-term health issues are much more common. About 36.1% of people here live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.

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📍 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, Region (SA4)

Where Barossa - Yorke - Mid North sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.1%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Barossa - Yorke - Mid North — higher than 99% of areas.

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North36.1%
Rest of SA 34.0%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common ailment at 13.5%, while mental health conditions affect 10.9% of residents, which is a little above the national figure. Over a third of the population manages a health issue, with 5.2% of people dealing with three or more conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 55.6% One condition 22.4% Two conditions 8.4% Three or more 5.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Barossa - Yorke - Mid North splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Mental health (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 13.5% Mental health 10.9% Asthma 10.3% Other condition 8.8% Diabetes 7.2% Heart disease 5.7% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 2.9% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for daily help has risen to 7.5% since 2011. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.5% ▲ +14.7%

Higher than 89% of region (sa4) 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 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/405/barossa-yorke-mid-north/topic/health-disability