12.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eighty Mile Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eighty Mile Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term health issues than the national average marks Eighty Mile Beach, where only 12.5% of people report a chronic condition. This is 15 percentage points below the Australian figure, reflecting a population that is generally very healthy.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with 75% of residents reporting no conditions at all. Mental health issues are also much lower than most areas at 4.2%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.
4.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Eighty Mile Beach, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. At 2.5%, this is a little below the state average and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Eighty Mile Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50477/eighty-mile-beach/topic/health-disability