33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berriwillock · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Berriwillock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national average of 27.7%, 33.9% of people in Berriwillock live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community with significant health challenges, where more people require daily support than in most similar areas. It is a place where chronic illness is more common than across the rest of Victoria.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 15.6%, followed by asthma at 12.8%. While chronic health issues are well above the state figure, mental health conditions affect 7.8% of residents, which is about the same as the national rate.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Berriwillock, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 10%, the proportion of people requiring assistance is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
10.0% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Berriwillock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20221/berriwillock/topic/health-disability