29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birtinya · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birtinya
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Birtinya than in most other areas, with 11.8% of residents reporting this long-term struggle. While overall health is similar to the state average, the area has a notably higher rate of people needing daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 11.8%, followed by other conditions (9.8%), asthma (8.9%) and arthritis (8.8%).
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Birtinya, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.0% of residents, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +213.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30264/birtinya/topic/health-disability