31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bell Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bell Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 31% of people in Bell Park live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means more residents here deal with ongoing health issues compared to most other areas. These challenges are seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, affecting 10.5% and 10.2% of the population respectively. Overall, Bell Park has a higher rate of mental health conditions than the Victorian average of 8.8%.
10.5%
Higher than 73% 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 Bell Park, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for residents here, with 8.3% of people needing help with their everyday activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.3% ▼ -37.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Bell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20191/bell-park/topic/health-disability