33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bemboka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bemboka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Bemboka live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 33.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. The most common long-term health issues reported are arthritis at 12.6% and asthma at 10.0%.
10.9%
Higher 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 Bemboka, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Bemboka need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.9% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10284/bemboka/topic/health-disability