25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Back Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Back Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than the national average mark the current trend for Back Valley. Only 25% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little more common here than the national figure, affecting 10.2% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 10.8%, while 63.1% of residents have no long-term health issues at all.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Back Valley, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most people here, with only 2.3% needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Australian figure of 5.8% and the state's 6.7%.
2.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Back Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40057/back-valley/topic/health-disability