31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bidgeemia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bidgeemia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term health issues marks Bidgeemia, where 31.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure, though the area reports an unusually low number of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most frequent condition at 12.5%. Most residents have no long-term conditions, while 15.6% live with one.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bidgeemia, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for residents here than in most areas. About 9.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
9.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Bidgeemia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10338/bidgeemia/topic/health-disability