57.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bearii · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bearii
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Bearii than in most similar areas. Over half the population, 57.5%, report a chronic condition, which is 30 percentage points higher than the national figure. This creates a significant health burden for the local community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 25.1%, followed by asthma at 18.6%. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of residents.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 →Bearii splits fairly evenly between None (35%) and One condition (33%), with Two conditions at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher share of people here than in the rest of the country. About 7.8% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
7.8% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Bearii [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20178/bearii/topic/health-disability