23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beacon Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beacon Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Beacon Hill report long-term health struggles compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes it a healthier-than-average place to live.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 70.5% of people here have no long-term health conditions. Mental health conditions are also less common at 6.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
6.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality 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 Beacon Hill, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, with only 3.6% needing assistance. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
3.6% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Beacon Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10238/beacon-hill/topic/health-disability