30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bayswater · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bayswater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Bayswater involves a higher need for health support than in most similar areas, with 7% of people needing help with daily activities. While most residents are healthy, those with long-term conditions often manage mental health or asthma. This is an area where health needs are slightly more common than across Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 10.3% of the population, which is higher than most other areas.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Bayswater, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 7%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
7.0% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20173/bayswater/topic/health-disability