28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bywong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bywong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Bywong sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health and disability. Most residents are free of long-term illness, with 64% reporting no chronic conditions. This creates a general health profile that is only slightly above the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28.9% of people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues at 9.2% each, while mental health conditions are a little below the national average at 6.7%.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Bywong, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 3.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and Australia.
3.9% ▲ +68.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Bywong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10733/bywong/topic/health-disability