23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bentleigh East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
71.1% of residents in Bentleigh East report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with a far lower rate of long-term illness than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little lower here at 6.8% compared to 8.8% across Australia.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Bentleigh East, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.0% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/health-disability