24.3%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Belmont · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Belmont
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people have long-term health issues in Belmont than in most similar areas. Only 24.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with mental health (7.9%), other conditions (7.0%), and arthritis (6.9%) being the most reported. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while 16.5% live with one condition.
7.9%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) 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 Belmont, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most similar areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.2%.
4.8% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50490/belmont/topic/health-disability