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Cable Beach · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Cable Beach

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

Just 17.3% of people in Cable Beach have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.

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📍 Cable Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Cable Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition

17.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cable Beach — lower than 90% of areas.

Cable Beach17.3%
6726, WA 17.3%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 5.3% of residents, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Asthma (5.1%) and other conditions (4.5%) are the most common long-term health issues reported here.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Cable Beach, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 67.4% One condition 13.3% Two conditions 2.9% Three or more 1.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Cable Beach splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (19%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 5.3% Asthma 5.1% Other condition 4.5% Arthritis 3.9% Diabetes 2.8% Heart disease 2.1% Cancer 1.5% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.3% Stroke 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few people in Cable Beach need help with daily activities, with only 2.3% requiring assistance. This is well below the national rate of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.3% ▲ +16.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Cable Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50231/cable-beach/topic/health-disability