12.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berkshire Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Berkshire Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Berkshire Park than the national average. Only 12.9% of residents have a long-term condition, which is a huge gap compared to the 27.7% seen across Australia. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.1% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. The most common long-term health issues in the area are asthma at 4.4% and diabetes at 3.5%.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Berkshire Park, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2.6% of people needing assistance. This is well below the 5.8% reported for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Berkshire Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10305/berkshire-park/topic/health-disability