33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Backmede · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Backmede
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Backmede live with long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. Roughly one third of residents deal with a chronic illness, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are common in the community, with asthma and arthritis being the most frequent issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, including 15.7% with asthma and 13.1% with arthritis. Mental health conditions are also a little more common than in the rest of New South Wales, affecting 9.2% of residents.
9.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Backmede, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%, and the area sits around the middle compared to similar places.
4.6% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Backmede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10131/backmede/topic/health-disability