34.4%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bendigo · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Bendigo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 7 percentage points separates Bendigo from the Victorian average for long-term health issues, where 34.4% of residents live with a lasting condition. This is well above the national figure and marks the area as having a much higher rate of illness than most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 12.3% of people. This is well above the state and national figures of 8.8%, with arthritis (11.7%) and asthma (10.2%) also being common long-term ailments.
12.3%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate 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 Bendigo, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 6.8% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen slightly since 2011 and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
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).
More for Bendigo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED203/bendigo/topic/health-disability