60.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barney View · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barney View
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 60% of people in Barney View live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of chronic illness means health needs are a major part of daily life for most residents here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 28.9%, followed by asthma at 18.4%. While 60.5% of people have a long-term health issue—far above the 27.7% national average—those with mental health conditions (7.9%) are about the same as the rest of Australia.
7.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality 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 Barney View, the largest group is None at 36%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (28%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 18.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
18.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Barney View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30169/barney-view/topic/health-disability