19.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Biggara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Biggara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Biggara is marked by a strong contrast in health needs, where very few people face long-term illness but many require daily help. Only 19.7% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.8% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria. Arthritis is also common at 14.8%, while 75.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Biggara, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. About 9.8% of people require this support, a figure that is well above the 5.8% national average.
9.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Biggara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20238/biggara/topic/health-disability