19.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beveridge · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Beveridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 73% of people in Beveridge report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with far fewer residents dealing with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 6.6%, with asthma being the most common reported condition at 8.2%.
6.6%
Lower than 83% of urban centre 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 Beveridge, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily assistance is much lower than in most areas, with only 2.8% of people requiring help. This figure has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
2.8% ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Beveridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215013/beveridge/topic/health-disability