33.1%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bargo · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bargo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Bargo sits around the middle of similar areas for health and disability. While 33.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here are healthy, with 59.1% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues in Bargo. Overall, the rate of long-term conditions is well above the New South Wales figure, though the 9.1% of people with a mental health condition is lower than in most similar areas.
9.1%
Lower than 59% of urban centre 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 Bargo, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 6.8%.
5.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Bargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115007/bargo/topic/health-disability