30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barrengarry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barrengarry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people struggle with mental health and disability in Barrengarry compared to most similar areas. While about 30.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, very few people in the community require daily assistance to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.4% of people, which is a little above the national figure. These are most commonly arthritis (7.5%) and asthma (6.5%), though mental health conditions are reported by only 4.2% of residents, well below the New South Wales rate of 8.0%.
4.2%
Lower than 78% 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 Barrengarry, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more independent here than in most other areas, with only 2.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
2.3% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Barrengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10214/barrengarry/topic/health-disability