27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bordertown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bordertown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 27.2% of people in Bordertown live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0% and almost identical to the national average. Most residents are healthy, with 65.6% reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 9.3%, followed by asthma and mental health conditions at 7.5% each. Mental health conditions are a little lower here than both the state and national figures.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Bordertown, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people in Bordertown need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +89.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40142/bordertown/topic/health-disability