31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bimbimbie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bimbimbie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Bimbimbie, where 31.9% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are especially common here, affecting 14.2% of people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Arthritis is also a frequent concern, reported by 17.7% of the population.
14.2%
Higher than 90% 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 Bimbimbie, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite these health challenges, only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Bimbimbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10360/bimbimbie/topic/health-disability