31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berringama · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Berringama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions have become more common in Berringama since 2011. Now, 31.4% of residents live with a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and heart disease are the most common long-term conditions, both affecting 11.4% of the population. While long-term health issues are more frequent here than in most areas, the 8.6% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Berringama, None is the majority at 57%; Two conditions is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Berringama reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Berringama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20220/berringama/topic/health-disability