40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beverley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beverley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Beverley from the state average for long-term health issues. About 40.5% of people here live with a chronic condition, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high prevalence of illness is mirrored in the number of residents who require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with arthritis (15.9%) and asthma (10.9%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also a little more common than the national figure, affecting 11.2% of residents.
11.2%
Higher than 77% 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 Beverley, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than in most other areas. Around 7.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
7.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50116/beverley/topic/health-disability