36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Binalong Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Binalong Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 8.4 percentage points separates Binalong Bay from the national average for long-term health issues. In this area, 36.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most similar places. This means more than a third of the population manages a lasting health struggle.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14.3% of residents. Mental health conditions are also more frequent at 11.6%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Binalong Bay, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 4.0% of people in Binalong Bay need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Tasmanian (6.8%) and Australian (5.8%) figures.
4.0% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Binalong Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60045/binalong-bay/topic/health-disability