31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bald Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap exists in Bald Hills, where 31.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health is a particularly striking challenge for the area, with a much higher proportion of residents affected compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 12.3% of people report a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 11.4% and diabetes at 7.9%.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Bald Hills, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.3% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20106/bald-hills/topic/health-disability