20.4%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bayside · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Bayside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Bayside than in most other areas. Only 20.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area noticeably healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.4% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Australian average. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly report other conditions, arthritis, or asthma.
5.4%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) 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 Bayside, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Bayside need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% —
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10500/bayside/topic/health-disability