22.0%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bankstown · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Bankstown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Bankstown than in most similar areas. Only 22% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a striking contrast to the area's assistance needs, where the proportion of people requiring daily help is actually higher than average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.1% of residents, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 68.7% reporting none and only 2.4% living with three or more conditions.
5.1%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Bankstown, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of long-term illness, 6.9% of people in Bankstown need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8% and has risen by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11901/bankstown/topic/health-disability