22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bookpurnong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bookpurnong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Bookpurnong than in most similar areas. Only 22.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a notably high level of general wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.1% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis and asthma are the most frequent long-term illnesses, each affecting 7.6% of residents.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Bookpurnong, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7%, with only 1.9% of Bookpurnong residents requiring such support.
1.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Bookpurnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40136/bookpurnong/topic/health-disability