22.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beaufort River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beaufort River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are reported by 14.8% of people in Beaufort River, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. While these struggles are more common here, the area is otherwise very healthy, with far fewer people living with long-term illnesses than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This is a stark contrast to mental health conditions, which are among the highest at this level and affect 14.8% of the population.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Beaufort River, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Beaufort River reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Beaufort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50088/beaufort-river/topic/health-disability