24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bengworden · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bengworden
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Bengworden than in most other areas. While only 24.7% of residents report a long-term condition, mental health challenges are more common here than in typical Australian communities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 12.9%, while 9.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. Overall, 61.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.7%
Higher than 65% 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 Bengworden, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Bengworden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20210/bengworden/topic/health-disability