32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barnawartha · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barnawartha
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term health issues marks Barnawartha, where 32.1% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is a particular concern here, affecting more people than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is much higher than most areas. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 12.8%, followed by arthritis at 9.2%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Barnawartha, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.8% of the population. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and about the same as the national average.
4.8% ▲ +149.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20146/barnawartha/topic/health-disability