38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Benson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Benson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Mount Benson, where 17.7% of people live with the condition. This area sees far more people struggling with long-term health issues than the national figure, with 38.5% of residents reporting a chronic condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Australia. While many residents have no health issues, 10.8% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national average.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Benson, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.6% of people in Mount Benson need some help with daily activities. This is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
4.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Benson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40936/mount-benson/topic/health-disability