30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birmingham Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birmingham Gardens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Birmingham Gardens compared to the rest of the state. While about 60% of residents report no long-term health issues, 14% of the community lives with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.1% of people here, which is well above the New South Wales average of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 14%, followed by asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 6.7%.
14.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Birmingham Gardens, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Birmingham Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10376/birmingham-gardens/topic/health-disability