37.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Osborne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Osborne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Osborne live with long-term health conditions compared to the national figure. About 37.8% of the population manages a chronic illness, which is 10 percentage points above the Australian average. This health gap is reflected across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term issues, though mental health conditions are also much more frequent here than in most areas. About 12.3% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% national figure.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Osborne, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily support is a little above the South Australian and national figures. Roughly 8% of people in Osborne require help with daily activities, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Osborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41080/osborne/topic/health-disability