30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bensville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bensville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly one in ten people in Bensville live with a mental health condition, a figure higher than most similar areas. While 30% of the population has a long-term health condition, the majority of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.5%, followed closely by asthma at 9.4% and arthritis at 7.9%.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Bensville, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.4% of people here, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +66.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Bensville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10297/bensville/topic/health-disability