35.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buchfelde · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buchfelde
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues define Buchfelde compared to most similar areas. While many residents manage chronic illness, mental health challenges are notably less common here than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 15.0%, though mental health conditions are well below the South Australian rate at 6.7%.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Buchfelde, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.2% of the population, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is slightly below the state average of 6.7%.
5.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Buchfelde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40176/buchfelde/topic/health-disability