24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birriwa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birriwa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Birriwa have remained relatively stable, though the area shows a striking gap between low chronic illness and a high need for daily support. Only 24.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Despite this, a larger proportion of people here require help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Diabetes is the most common issue at 15.6%, while 0.0% of residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Birriwa, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Birriwa need help with daily activities than in most other areas. At 8.9%, this is well above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
8.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Birriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10377/birriwa/topic/health-disability