41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forrest Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forrest Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people now live with long-term health issues in Forrest Beach than in previous years. Around 41.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the most affected among similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 17.6%, followed by arthritis at 14.7%. Despite these chronic issues, 0% of residents reported a mental health condition, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Forrest Beach, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the community reports needing help with daily activities. This 0% figure is well below the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Forrest Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50515/forrest-beach/topic/health-disability