28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beech Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beech Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health struggles are more common in Beech Forest than in most other areas, with 11.2% of residents reporting such a condition. While overall long-term health is similar to the national figure, the local experience is marked by a higher rate of mental health issues and a very low need for daily physical assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is similar to the Victorian and national figures. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.2%, followed by arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 8.8%.
11.2%
Higher than 77% 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 Beech Forest, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Beech Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20185/beech-forest/topic/health-disability