27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bedford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bedford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with 9.5% of Bedford residents reporting such a condition. Overall health levels align closely with national figures, as 27.3% of people live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 9.5%, followed by asthma at 8.0% and arthritis at 7.3%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while 19.9% live with one condition.
9.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Bedford, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Bedford need help with their daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
4.9% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50091/bedford/topic/health-disability