29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birdwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birdwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 14.7% of residents in Birdwood involves needing some help with everyday activities. This is a very high figure compared to the rest of the state. While most people here live without chronic illness, nearly 30% manage a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 29.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 17.6%, while 8.8% of residents live with a mental health condition.
8.8%
Higher 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 Birdwood, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is well above the New South Wales average of 5.8%. At 14.7%, Birdwood's rate of people requiring this assistance is among the highest for similar areas.
14.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10374/birdwood/topic/health-disability