33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burrangong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burrangong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 6.4 percentage points separates Burrangong from the state average for long-term health issues. About 33.3% of the population lives with a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness is a key health challenge for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health problems here, each affecting 11.1% of people. Mental health conditions are also a little more common than in the rest of Australia, affecting 10.3% of the population.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Burrangong, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, only 3.8% of people in Burrangong need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% ▲ +207.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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 Burrangong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10703/burrangong/topic/health-disability