18.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Berala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Berala than in most other areas, making it a remarkably healthy pocket of the region. Only 18.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here, with mental health conditions affecting just 3.6% of people. This is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia, and most residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Berala, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 5.8% of people in Berala need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
5.8% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10299/berala/topic/health-disability