32.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blind Bight · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blind Bight
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more common in Blind Bight over the last decade. Around 32.8% of residents now live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is driven largely by high rates of mental health issues and respiratory conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.1% of people. This is a little above the Victorian figure, with asthma (10.2%) and arthritis (9.8%) also being frequent long-term health issues for residents.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Blind Bight, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 4.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national and state figures, and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.6% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Blind Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20260/blind-bight/topic/health-disability