29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Binjura · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Binjura
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little over a quarter of residents in Binjura live with a long-term health condition. While the area's health profile is largely typical for the region, nearly 30% of people report a lasting illness, with arthritis and asthma being the most common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29.5% of people, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 9.1%, while 7.4% of residents live with a mental health condition, a figure slightly lower than the Australian average.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Binjura, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia, and it is lower than most similar areas.
3.2% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Binjura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10369/binjura/topic/health-disability