22.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beeliar - Wattleup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Beeliar - Wattleup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 71% of people in Beeliar - Wattleup report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places, with a significantly lower rate of chronic illness than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Western Australian rate of 26.1%. Mental health is the most common condition at 7.5%, followed by asthma at 7.0%.
7.5%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Beeliar - Wattleup, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, 3.2%, need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
3.2% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Beeliar - Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011259/beeliar-wattleup/topic/health-disability