27.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bordertown · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bordertown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Bordertown live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of South Australia. Only 27.4% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the state figure of 31%. This makes the town's general health profile stronger than many other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported at 9.4%. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of people, which is a little below the state average.
7.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre 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 Bordertown, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of residents need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This need for assistance has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +91.2%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415007/bordertown/topic/health-disability