23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Barker Springs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Barker Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Mount Barker Springs report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other regions, with very few residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.0% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here at 4.6%, compared to 8.8% across Australia.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Mount Barker Springs, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people need help with daily activities. At 5.2%, this is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and slightly lower than the state average.
5.2% ▲ +120.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 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 Mount Barker Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40934/mount-barker-springs/topic/health-disability