22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barrabool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barrabool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of nearly 5 percentage points separates Barrabool from the rest of the country, as far fewer residents live with long-term illness. Only 22.7% of people here report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Much fewer people in Barrabool deal with long-term health issues compared to most areas, with 64.4% reporting no condition at all. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national figure at 6.1%, while the most common long-term reports are asthma at 6.5% and arthritis at 6.1%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Barrabool, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living requirements are very low in Barrabool, where only 2.0% of people need assistance. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
2.0% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Barrabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20151/barrabool/topic/health-disability