32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beechwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beechwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Beechwood live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This means health challenges are more common here than in most other similar areas, impacting the daily lives of a significant portion of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well above both the state and national averages. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.5%, followed by mental health conditions at 10.4%, which is also a little above the figures for Australia and New South Wales.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Beechwood, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.0% of people in Beechwood need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
6.0% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Beechwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10248/beechwood/topic/health-disability