34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bayonet Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bayonet Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Bayonet Head compared to the rest of the state. Around 34% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This gap is driven by high rates of mental health issues and arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.6% of people here, a figure well above the state average. Along with arthritis (10.9%) and asthma (9.7%), these are the most common long-term health struggles in the area.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Bayonet Head, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of residents need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% reported across Australia.
5.3% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Bayonet Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50082/bayonet-head/topic/health-disability