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Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

Daily life in Bayswater is shaped by a higher rate of long-term health challenges than in most other areas. About 31.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a significant need for health services across the community.

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📍 Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.2%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 70% of areas.

Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan)31.2%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. This is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia, with asthma and arthritis also appearing as frequent long-term health issues.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 62.3% One condition 21.1% Two conditions 6.8% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (18%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 10.8% Asthma 9.9% Other condition 9.4% Arthritis 9.0% Diabetes 5.0% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 6.4% of residents, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen since 2016. This is about the same as the 5.9% reported across Victoria.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% —

Higher than 67% 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 Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20401/bayswater/topic/health-disability