26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Benger · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Benger
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
No one in Benger reports needing help with daily activities, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area stand out for its lack of disability needs, though long-term health patterns remain typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. Mental health is the most common issue, affecting 8.8% of people, followed by arthritis at 8.2%.
8.8%
Higher 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 Benger, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities is much lower than most areas. This is well below both the state figure of 4.6% and the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 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 Benger [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50107/benger/topic/health-disability