36.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Bendigo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in North Bendigo live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This represents a significant health burden for the area, where both physical and mental health challenges are much more common than in most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.9% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% recorded for Victoria and Australia. Other common long-term illnesses include arthritis at 12.3% and asthma at 11.5%.
14.9%
Higher than 92% 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 North Bendigo, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% typical for Australia and the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
9.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 North Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21963/north-bendigo/topic/health-disability