35.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bellambi · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bellambi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the state average for health issues, Bellambi sees 35.2% of its people living with a long-term health condition. This high rate of illness is reflected in the local need for daily help and a significant number of residents managing mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.5% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 11.9% and asthma at 10.4%.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Bellambi, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.6% of residents, a figure that is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian averages of 5.8%.
8.6% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 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 Bellambi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10264/bellambi/topic/health-disability