25.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bonshaw
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little over a quarter of residents in Bonshaw have a long-term health condition, though this is lower than most other areas. While overall health is better than the state average, a higher proportion of people here live with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.5% of residents. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%, with arthritis and heart disease also among the most reported long-term illnesses.
10.5%
Higher than 73% 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 Bonshaw, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Bonshaw need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10471/bonshaw/topic/health-disability