31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Belmont · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Belmont
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of mental health conditions marks Belmont, where 12.3% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the 8.8% figure seen across Victoria and Australia. Overall, health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the state figure of 27.4%. Mental health is the most common issue at 12.3%, followed by asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 8.4%.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Belmont, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Belmont than in most areas, with 7.1% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
7.1% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20201/belmont/topic/health-disability