23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Byangum · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Byangum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Byangum than in the rest of the country. Only 23.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This translates to a community that is generally healthier than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here, affecting just 4.6% of people compared to 8.8% nationally. Among those with health issues, asthma is the most frequent at 11.1%, while 56.2% of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Byangum, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is lower than in most areas, with only 2.6% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Byangum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10727/byangum/topic/health-disability