26.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bingil Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bingil Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health problems in Bingil Bay than in most other similar areas. While the proportion of residents with a long-term condition is a little below the national figure, mental health conditions are more common here than in the typical Australian town.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.4%, a figure a little above the national average, followed by arthritis at 10.4%.
11.4%
Higher than 71% 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 Bingil Bay, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 5.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. This proportion has risen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +90.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Bingil Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322015/bingil-bay/topic/health-disability