34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bermagui · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bermagui
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Bermagui involves managing a health issue, as 34.6% of people live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The community faces a higher burden of illness than most similar areas across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.7%, followed by mental health conditions at 9.2%. This rate of mental health issues is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Over a third of residents have at least one chronic condition.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Bermagui, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Bermagui need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.7% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Bermagui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10307/bermagui/topic/health-disability