38.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bargara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bargara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle in Bargara, where 15.6% of people live with the condition. Residents here face significantly more health challenges than those in other parts of the country, with 38% reporting a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 38% of people in Bargara, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 9.8% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Bargara, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.2% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across Australia.
9.2% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Bargara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30157/bargara/topic/health-disability