36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bethanga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bethanga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Bethanga compared to the rest of the country. About 36.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is driven by high rates of arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis (12.6%) and asthma (12.4%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 10.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%.
10.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Bethanga, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, the 4.9% of people needing help with daily activities is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.9% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Bethanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20229/bethanga/topic/health-disability