22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bergen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bergen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22.4% of people in Bergen have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places. However, mental health issues are more common here than in many other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health is generally good, 9.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Heart disease (7.1%) and cancer (4.7%) are the next most common long-term conditions.
9.4%
Higher 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 Bergen, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average.
5.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Bergen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30239/bergen/topic/health-disability