23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birchgrove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birchgrove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 70% of residents in Birchgrove report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with far fewer people dealing with chronic illness or disability compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little lower than the Australian average, at 6.0%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Birchgrove, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas. Only 2.2% of people require this assistance, which is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.2% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Birchgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10373/birchgrove/topic/health-disability