29.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birdwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birdwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle of similar areas for health and disability, Birdwood shows a healthy profile with only 3.6% of people needing help with daily activities. Most residents are free from long-term illness, while the remaining health stats stay close to state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Asthma is the most common issue affecting 10.3% of the population, followed by mental health and arthritis at around 9%.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Birdwood, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 3.6% of people requiring assistance.
3.6% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40109/birdwood/topic/health-disability