26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Benloch · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Benloch
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need daily help in Benloch compared to the rest of the state. This is a healthy area where only 2.9% of residents require assistance with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.8% of people report a long-term health condition, a rate lower than most areas and similar to the Victorian average. Mental health conditions are the most common, affecting 8.0% of residents, which is around the middle for its level.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 Benloch, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people in Benloch need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%).
2.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Benloch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20212/benloch/topic/health-disability