23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bletchley · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Bletchley report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a far lower rate of chronic illness than both the state and national figures.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. While arthritis is the most common issue at 10.5%, mental health conditions are more frequent here than in most other areas.
23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Bletchley, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Bletchley reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure and the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Bletchley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40125/bletchley/topic/health-disability