22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bass Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bass Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term illness in Bass Hill than in most other areas. Only 22.3% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, at 4.9% compared to the Australian average of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues reported are arthritis at 7.2% and asthma at 6.2%.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Bass Hill, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 7.7% of people in Bass Hill need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia, and is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Bass Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10224/bass-hill/topic/health-disability