31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bendalong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bendalong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people in Bendalong live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the state. While 31.9% of residents face ongoing health issues, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This reflects a community with a greater-than-average burden of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 13.3%, followed by heart disease at 8.9%. While long-term health issues are much more common here than nationally, the 7.4% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Australian figure.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Bendalong, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Bendalong need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
5.2% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Bendalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10288/bendalong/topic/health-disability