33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in Bet Bet
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most reported long-term health issue in Bet Bet, affecting 14.1% of residents. This is well above the national figure of 8.8% and reflects a broader trend where health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. While over half of the population report no long-term conditions, 14.1% struggle with mental health and 11.9% have asthma.
14.1%
Higher than 90% 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 Bet Bet, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.1% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Bet Bet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20226/bet-bet/topic/health-disability