28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bickley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bickley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health than the national average defines daily life for most people in Bickley, where only 3.6% of residents need help with daily activities. While most people here have no long-term health issues, a higher-than-usual proportion struggle with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the state figure. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of residents.
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 Bickley, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is rarely needed in this area, with only 3.6% of people requiring help. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8% and lower than most similar places.
3.6% ▲ +133.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Bickley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50118/bickley/topic/health-disability