32.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bargo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bargo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Bargo, where 12% of people live with the condition. This area faces more health challenges than most, with a much higher share of residents reporting a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.9% of Bargo residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While arthritis and asthma are common, 8.7% of people have a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Bargo, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.0%, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Bargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10199/bargo/topic/health-disability