28.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bungarby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bungarby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Bungarby have shifted over the last decade, with mental health conditions now more common here than in most similar areas. While about 28.7% of people live with a long-term health issue, almost no one in the community requires daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 16.3%, followed by heart disease at 12.5%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Bungarby, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Bungarby reports needing help with daily activities. This 0% rate is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Bungarby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10678/bungarby/topic/health-disability