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Bentley - Wilson - St James · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Bentley - Wilson - St James

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

Most people in Bentley - Wilson - St James are free of long-term health problems, with 66.8% of residents reporting no chronic conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, as the proportion of people with a long-term condition is well below the national figure.

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📍 Bentley - Wilson - St James, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bentley - Wilson - St James sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bentley - Wilson - St James — lower than 76% of areas.

Bentley - Wilson - St James23.8%
6102, WA 23.3%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 23.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than in most other areas. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bentley - Wilson - St James, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 66.8% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bentley - Wilson - St James splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 8.2% Other condition 7.3% Arthritis 6.6% Asthma 5.9% Diabetes 4.2% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.6% Dementia 1.5% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian average. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% ▼ -4.7%

Higher than 66% 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 Bentley - Wilson - St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031124/bentley-wilson-st-james/topic/health-disability