35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beenleigh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beenleigh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Beenleigh live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health challenges are much more common than in most areas. Mental health and respiratory issues are particularly prevalent, with 14.4% of residents reporting a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 14.4%, followed closely by asthma at 11.8% and arthritis at 11.6%.
14.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Beenleigh, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 9.4% of people in Beenleigh who need help with basic activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
9.4% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Beenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30202/beenleigh/topic/health-disability