28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barongarook West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barongarook West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Barongarook West have remained steady over the last decade, with about 29% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure, though it sits around the middle for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 8.6%, followed by asthma at 7.2% and arthritis at 6.5%. While 62.5% of people have no long-term health issues, about 21.6% live with one condition.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Barongarook West, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people need some help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas despite being about the same as the Victorian figure.
5.5% ▲ +121.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Barongarook West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20150/barongarook-west/topic/health-disability