36.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barkly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barkly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher rate of mental health conditions than the national figure marks the health landscape in Barkly. About 20.4% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. This contributes to a broader trend where more people here manage long-term health issues than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36.7% of people in Barkly, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 24.5%, and about one in five residents lives with three or more health conditions.
20.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Barkly, None is the majority at 57%; Three or more is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some residents here, with 8.2% needing help with basic activities. This is a little above both the Victorian and national figures, which sit around 5.9% and 5.8%.
8.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20142/barkly/topic/health-disability