25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beaconsfield Upper · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beaconsfield Upper
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Beaconsfield Upper than in most similar areas. Only 25.5% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most residents have no long-term health problems, and those who do most commonly report mental health issues (7.7%), asthma (7.6%), or arthritis (7.5%). Mental health conditions are a little below the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Upper, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.1% of people, which is around the middle for its level and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20176/beaconsfield-upper/topic/health-disability