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Bridgetown - Boyup Brook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Bridgetown - Boyup Brook

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

More people report long-term health issues in Bridgetown - Boyup Brook than in most similar areas. About 31.4% of residents live with a chronic condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This health profile is largely shaped by high rates of arthritis and mental health conditions.

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📍 Bridgetown - Boyup Brook, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bridgetown - Boyup Brook sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bridgetown - Boyup Brook — higher than 70% of areas.

Bridgetown - Boyup Brook31.4%
6244, WA 29.9%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.1%, while 9.8% of people have a mental health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%, and overall, long-term health issues are well above the Western Australian average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bridgetown - Boyup Brook, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 58.0% One condition 20.6% Two conditions 7.4% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bridgetown - Boyup Brook splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (22%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 12.1% Mental health 9.8% Other condition 8.1% Asthma 7.1% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 4.7% Cancer 4.2% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 5.7% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. This need for assistance has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.7% ▲ +24.7%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bridgetown - Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031017/bridgetown-boyup-brook/topic/health-disability