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Bankstown - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Bankstown - North

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health and disability levels in Bankstown - North have remained steady over recent years. Only 18.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This puts the area among the healthiest of its kind in the region.

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📍 Bankstown - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bankstown - North sits — People with a long-term health condition

18.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bankstown - North — lower than 92% of areas.

Bankstown - North18.1%
2200, NSW 18.8%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are particularly low here at 4.1%, well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, with 72.5% of the population in this group.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bankstown - North, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.

None 72.5% One condition 13.3% Two conditions 3.1% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bankstown - North splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Diabetes (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Other condition 6.0% Diabetes 5.3% Arthritis 5.0% Asthma 4.8% Mental health 4.1% Heart disease 2.4% Cancer 1.4% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 6.0%.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% —

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bankstown - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011571/bankstown-north/topic/health-disability