20.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beaconsfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness than the national average defines Beaconsfield, where only 20.6% of people have a long-term health condition. This is well below the 27.7% figure for Australia. Most residents here enjoy good health, with nearly three quarters reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 20.6% of residents, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27%. While mental health conditions affect 7.8% of people—about the same as the national rate—the most common reported issues are asthma and arthritis.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Beaconsfield, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 1.6% of people need help with their daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
1.6% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10239/beaconsfield/topic/health-disability