30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bewong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bewong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Bewong, affecting 15.0% of residents. While most people here have no chronic health issues, 30.0% of the population lives with a long-term condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.0% of people have a long-term health condition, with diabetes (11.3%) and asthma (10.0%) following arthritis as the most common. Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of residents, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
6.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Bewong, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, with only 5.0% of people needing help with core activities. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Bewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10331/bewong/topic/health-disability