25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burnside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burnside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of illness and disability than most similar areas define Burnside. Only 25.1% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This makes it a notably healthy pocket of the city.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 5.7% of residents, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions are arthritis and asthma.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Burnside, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents here, with only 3.0% needing assistance with daily activities. This is well below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
3.0% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40192/burnside/topic/health-disability