25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bayles · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bayles
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Bayles is marked by a healthy population, with 67.9% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. The area is generally healthier than most similar places, with fewer people dealing with chronic illness compared to both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 25.8% of residents, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 8.8%, while 8.3% of people live with a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Bayles, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is around the middle for its level, though it sits a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
4.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Bayles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20171/bayles/topic/health-disability