22.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bamarang · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bamarang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A smaller share of people in Bamarang live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. While only 22.9% of residents report a chronic illness, a notably higher proportion of the community struggles with mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 11.4% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Overall, long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, sitting 4.9 percentage points below the national average.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Bamarang, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, as 8.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national and state figures of 5.8% and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Bamarang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10170/bamarang/topic/health-disability