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South Barwon (Western Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in South Barwon (Western Victoria)

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

Almost exactly in line with national trends, South Barwon has a health profile that mirrors both Victoria and Australia. About 27.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits right in the middle compared to similar areas.

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📍 South Barwon (Western Victoria), State Electorate

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

27.8%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is South Barwon (Western Victoria) — lower than 51% of areas.

South Barwon (Western Victoria)27.8%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health and asthma are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 9.5% and 9.3% of people respectively. Most residents are healthy, with 65.7% reporting no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Barwon (Western Victoria), None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 65.7% One condition 19.9% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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South Barwon (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (20%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 9.5% Asthma 9.3% Other condition 8.0% Arthritis 7.3% Diabetes 3.5% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 5% of people in South Barwon need help with daily activities, which is lower than most other areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 4.4%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% —

Lower than 64% 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 South Barwon (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27608/south-barwon/topic/health-disability