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Bushmead · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Bushmead

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Nearly three-quarters of people in Bushmead report no long-term health conditions, making it a very healthy area. Only 22% of residents live with a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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Where Bushmead sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bushmead — lower than 80% of areas.

Bushmead22.0%
6055, WA 21.1%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.4%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8% and arthritis at 5.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bushmead, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 73.4% One condition 16.5% Two conditions 4.6% Three or more 0.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bushmead splits fairly evenly between Mental health (25%) and Asthma (23%), with Other condition at 16%.

Mental health 8.4% Asthma 8.0% Other condition 5.3% Arthritis 5.2% Diabetes 2.4% Cancer 1.6% Heart disease 1.6% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.4% Stroke 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most here, with only 2.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.

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 Bushmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50227/bushmead/topic/health-disability