33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bahgallah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bahgallah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Bahgallah. About 33.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high number of people managing mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 16.1% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness affecting 19.6% of the population, while 64.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
16.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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 Bahgallah, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, with 7.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.9% and is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Bahgallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20101/bahgallah/topic/health-disability