32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Preston Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Preston Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Preston Beach live with long-term health conditions than is typical for other areas. About 32.1% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is a key feature of the local health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.0%, while 9.0% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Australian average. Nearly half of the population reports no long-term health issues at all.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Preston Beach, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 6.0% of people in Preston Beach need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
6.0% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Preston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51262/preston-beach/topic/health-disability