39.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bellingham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bellingham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant number of residents in Bellingham now live with chronic health issues, with 39.7% reporting a long-term condition. This figure is far above the national average, marking the area as having a much higher health burden than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than across Australia, with arthritis (20.5%) and asthma (12.8%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 11.5% of people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Bellingham, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (22%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common than in most areas. At 9.0%, this is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.0% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Bellingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60040/bellingham/topic/health-disability