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Bellarine (Western Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Bellarine (Western Victoria)

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

Over 34% of people in Bellarine live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This means more residents here struggle with ongoing health issues than in most similar areas. Arthritis and mental health are the most common long-term conditions reported.

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📍 Bellarine (Western Victoria), State Electorate

Where Bellarine (Western Victoria) sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bellarine (Western Victoria) — higher than 87% of areas.

Bellarine (Western Victoria)34.1%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with 34.1% of people affected. This is well above the 27.7% national figure, and the most frequent issues are arthritis at 11.5% and mental health at 10.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bellarine (Western Victoria), None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 58.7% One condition 22.5% Two conditions 7.8% Three or more 3.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bellarine (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 11.5% Mental health 10.3% Asthma 9.5% Other condition 8.8% Heart disease 5.4% Diabetes 4.9% Cancer 4.3% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the proportion has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.0% —

Higher than 58% 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 Bellarine (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20508/bellarine/topic/health-disability