33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barna · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Barna live with mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country. While 20% of residents report a mental health condition, this is far above the national figure of 8.8%. The area is sparsely populated, with a significant number of people managing long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian average of 27.7%. These often include arthritis, asthma, and diabetes, and many residents manage multiple issues, with 13.3% living with three or more conditions.
20.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Barna, the largest group is None at 44%, followed by Two conditions (33%) and Three or more (22%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Interestingly, no one in Barna reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below both the South Australian rate of 6.7% and the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Barna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40074/barna/topic/health-disability