41.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bendoc · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bendoc
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term health issues shapes daily life in Bendoc, where 41.3% of people live with a lasting condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, though mental health issues are much less common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment, affecting 25.7% of residents. While 41.3% of people have a lasting health condition—far above the Victorian average of 27.4%—only 5.5% report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
5.5%
Lower 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 Bendoc, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Bendoc need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.4% ▲ +217.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Bendoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20209/bendoc/topic/health-disability