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Bass (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health outcomes in Bass (Eastern Victoria) are almost identical to the rest of the country. About 27.5% of the population live with a long-term health condition, a figure that matches both the state and national averages.

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📍 Bass (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

Where Bass (Eastern Victoria) sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bass (Eastern Victoria) — lower than 54% of areas.

Bass (Eastern Victoria)27.5%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.7%, followed closely by asthma and arthritis. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while 18.4% live with one condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bass (Eastern Victoria), None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 64.8% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bass (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (18%) and Asthma (18%), with Arthritis at 18%.

Mental health 8.7% Asthma 8.6% Arthritis 8.5% Other condition 7.4% Diabetes 5.0% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 2.8% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 5.2% of people, which is lower than most other areas. This rate has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 5.5%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% —

Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.

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 Bass (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20302/bass/topic/health-disability