38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Byrock · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Byrock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 39% of people in Byrock live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high level of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with 38.5% of residents affected. This includes 23.1% with asthma and 19.2% each with arthritis and cancer, while mental health conditions affect 11.5% of the population.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Byrock, the largest group is None at 47%, followed by One condition (33%) and Three or more (20%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Surprisingly, no one in Byrock reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 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 Byrock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10730/byrock/topic/health-disability