29.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beverford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beverford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Slightly more people in Beverford live with a long-term health condition compared to the state and national figures. While 29.7% of residents have a chronic health issue, the area has a lower rate of mental health conditions than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 11.9% and 11.3% of residents. Mental health conditions are less common at 6.5%, which is a little below the 8.8% recorded for Victoria and Australia.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Beverford, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Beverford need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Beverford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20232/beverford/topic/health-disability