32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bendigo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with health challenges in Bendigo than in most similar areas. About 32.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is particularly evident in mental health, where rates are much higher than across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.2% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.7% and asthma at 9.5%, while 58.3% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Bendigo, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.5% of people in Bendigo need some help with daily activities. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.5% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/health-disability