32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barwidgee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barwidgee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Barwidgee live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. While chronic health issues are common, almost no one in the area requires daily assistance to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 32.3% of residents, which is well above the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 18.8%, followed by mental health conditions at 9.4%.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Barwidgee, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Zero per cent of people here need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures, which sit around 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Barwidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20159/barwidgee/topic/health-disability