42.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peaceful Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Peaceful Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Peaceful Bay, where a staggering 42.3% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above both the state and national figures. While many residents struggle with chronic illness, the area reports much lower rates of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with arthritis (14.1%) and asthma (12.7%) being the most frequent. Only 45.1% of people report having no long-term health condition at all.
4.2%
Lower than 78% 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 Peaceful Bay, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents here than in most other areas. Around 9.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.9% ▲ +121.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Peaceful Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51217/peaceful-bay/topic/health-disability