38.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bridgewater · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bridgewater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Bridgewater (L) live with long-term health conditions compared to the state and national figures. About 38.4% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is 11 percentage points above the typical Australian experience.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (17.0%) and asthma (14.1%) are the most common long-term health conditions here. While mental health conditions are reported by 9.1% of people, this is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
9.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Bridgewater, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.9% of residents, which is a little above the Victorian average. This need for assistance has risen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
7.9% ▲ +84.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222009/bridgewater/topic/health-disability