19.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barwang · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barwang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people live with long-term health issues in Barwang than in most similar areas. Only 19.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 19.4% of people, far lower than the 27.0% seen across New South Wales. Arthritis and mental health are the most common conditions at 7.2% each, while 65.5% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Barwang, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% reported for both the state and the rest of Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/health-disability