36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in South Springfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues mark South Springfield compared to most similar areas. About 36.7% of residents live with a long-term condition, a figure well above the national average. This is driven largely by a very high prevalence of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 30.0% of people here, which is far above the national figure of 8.8%. While many residents are healthy, those with long-term conditions in South Springfield typically have just one, with asthma also affecting 10.0% of the population.
30.0%
Higher than 99% 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 South Springfield, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is much lower than most other areas and well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 South Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60622/south-springfield/topic/health-disability