24.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bedford Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bedford Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 24.3% of people in Bedford Park have a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures. This suggests a generally healthier population, though mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most reported long-term issue at 9.2%, which is higher than most areas. Other common conditions include asthma (7.8%) and arthritis (6.0%), while 65.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Bedford Park, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need some help with daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and is around the middle for similar areas.
5.0% ▲ +99.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Bedford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40087/bedford-park/topic/health-disability