30.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bellbridge · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bellbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Bellbridge (L) now need help with daily tasks than in 2011, with 6.9% of the population requiring assistance. While these figures are generally similar to the rest of the country, about 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most common are other conditions at 10.7%, followed by mental health at 10.2% and arthritis at 9.7%.
10.2%
Higher than 54% 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 Bellbridge, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen from 4.2% in 2011 to 6.9% in 2021. This is now a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.9% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Bellbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222006/bellbridge/topic/health-disability