43.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beulah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beulah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues in Beulah, where 43.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking Beulah as one of the areas with the highest rates of long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.4% of residents, which is well above the Victorian average of 8.8%. While half of the population has no long-term health issues, 7.1% of people here manage three or more conditions.
15.4%
Higher than 93% 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 Beulah, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some locals, with 8.7% needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.7% ▲ +85.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Beulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20231/beulah/topic/health-disability