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North Geelong - Bell Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in North Geelong - Bell Park

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

More than a third of people in North Geelong - Bell Park live with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than most similar areas, with 33% of residents facing ongoing health issues. These figures are well above both the Victorian and national averages.

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📍 North Geelong - Bell Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where North Geelong - Bell Park sits — People with a long-term health condition

33.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is North Geelong - Bell Park — higher than 78% of areas.

North Geelong - Bell Park33.0%
3215, VIC 32.6%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 11.4%, which is a little above the national figure. This is followed by arthritis at 10.5% and asthma at 8.8%, while 60% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In North Geelong - Bell Park, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 60.0% One condition 21.2% Two conditions 7.2% Three or more 4.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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North Geelong - Bell Park splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Arthritis (17%), with Other condition at 16%.

Mental health 11.4% Arthritis 10.5% Other condition 9.8% Asthma 8.8% Diabetes 6.2% Heart disease 5.6% Cancer 3.2% Dementia 2.0% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 1.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 9.2% of people here, a figure that is well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.2% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 North Geelong - Bell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021047/north-geelong-bell-park/topic/health-disability