43.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bingara · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bingara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Bingara than in most similar areas. About 43.5% of residents have a chronic condition, a figure that sits far above the national average of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the significant number of people who require help with their daily routines.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 18.0%, while 12.0% of people live with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Roughly half of the population reports no long-term health issues, but 7.4% of residents struggle with three or more conditions.
12.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Bingara, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is among the highest for similar areas at 12.8%. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia, and the figure has risen slightly since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Bingara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115018/bingara/topic/health-disability