31.6%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bellingen · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Bellingen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national average, 31.6% of people in Bellingen live with a long-term health condition. This gap is particularly clear in mental health, where the rate is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 10.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 11.2%, while 58.3% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions.
10.4%
Higher than 77% 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 Bellingen, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 6.3% of people. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though the rate has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10600/bellingen/topic/health-disability