41.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bentley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bentley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-one per cent of people in Bentley live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic health issues in the region. Most residents manage one condition, with arthritis being the most common report.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in the rest of the state, with 41.3% of people affected. This includes 14.2% with arthritis and 9.3% with a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Bentley, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Bentley need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.3% ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10298/bentley/topic/health-disability