27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Belmore River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Belmore River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 27.2% of people in Belmore River live with a long-term health condition. This rate is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents report no long-term health issues, though others manage a variety of chronic conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 27.2% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas. The most common issues are other conditions (11.9%) and arthritis (9.3%), while mental health conditions affect 7.8% of residents, a figure about the same as the national average.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Belmore River, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
5.6% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Belmore River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10280/belmore-river/topic/health-disability