26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Black Springs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Black Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with a long-term health condition in Black Springs than in the rest of South Australia. Only 26.5% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is well below the state figure of 31.0%. This makes the area healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 20.4%, while 8.2% of people have a mental health condition. This mental health rate is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Black Springs, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
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).
More for Black Springs
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Black Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40115/black-springs/topic/health-disability