25.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bamawm Extension · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bamawm Extension
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of chronic illness marks Bamawm Extension, where 25.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Overall, the area shows a modest gap compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia in both health and disability needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 9.2%, followed by mental health at 7.8%. This last figure is about the same as the 8.8% seen across Australia, while more than half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Bamawm Extension, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.3% of people in Bamawm Extension need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.9% seen in Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
4.3% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Bamawm Extension [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20126/bamawm-extension/topic/health-disability