29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birregurra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birregurra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Birregurra need help with daily activities, which is lower than the national figure. While most residents report no long-term health issues, around 29.2% do live with a chronic condition, a rate slightly above the Victorian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.2% of people have a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 10.1%. Mental health conditions affect 9.0% of the population, which is about the same as the figure for Australia.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Birregurra, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Birregurra need help with daily tasks compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.7% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Birregurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20247/birregurra/topic/health-disability