27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bedfordale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bedfordale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Two-thirds of people in Bedfordale report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is around the middle for its level compared to similar places, with 27.2% of residents living with a lasting health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. The most common issues are arthritis at 8.9%, followed by asthma and mental health conditions, which affect 8.1% and 7.4% of residents respectively.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Bedfordale, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 3.9% of people. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national average of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +110.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Bedfordale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50092/bedfordale/topic/health-disability