28.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bellfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bellfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Bellfield need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. While overall long-term health is about the same as the state average, there are higher rates of mental health conditions. This reflects a community where 28.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10% of residents, which is a little above the national figure. Other common long-term conditions in the area include asthma at 9.8% and arthritis at 7.8%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Bellfield, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.5% of people, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 5.9%.
8.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Bellfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20198/bellfield/topic/health-disability