27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bonshaw
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health struggles are much more common in Bonshaw than in most similar areas. While overall long-term health issues match the national figure, a striking 13.2% of residents live with a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 13.2%, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Other common issues include asthma at 10.2% and arthritis at 5.8%, though 65.6% of people here have no long-term health conditions.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Bonshaw, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Bonshaw need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country, with 4.3% requiring support.
4.3% ▲ +166.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20284/bonshaw/topic/health-disability