28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barwite · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barwite
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of disability than the state average define Barwite, where only 1.1% of people need help with daily activities. While long-term health issues are common, they are generally mild, with 65.1% of residents reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues here, while mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 7.1%.
7.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Barwite, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is rarely needed in Barwite, with just 1.1% of residents requiring help. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
1.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Barwite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20160/barwite/topic/health-disability