31.6%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bacchus Marsh · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Bacchus Marsh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Bacchus Marsh live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This means a significant number of local residents manage ongoing health challenges in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term illness here, affecting 10.9% of people, followed by asthma at 10.5% and arthritis at 9.4%. These rates are a little above the national figure of 8.8% for mental health.
10.9%
Higher than 58% of urban area 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 Bacchus Marsh, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages. This figure has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2001/bacchus-marsh/topic/health-disability