37.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bellbird Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bellbird Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Bellbird Heights. Around 37.8% of people live with a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is mirrored in the need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.7% of residents, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.8%, followed by asthma at 11.8%.
12.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Bellbird Heights, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.4% of people need help with their daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia, and much higher than most other similar areas.
8.4% ▲ +58.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Bellbird Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10269/bellbird-heights/topic/health-disability