19.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beswick · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Beswick
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Beswick compared to the rest of the country. Only 19.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of mental health conditions is much lower here than in most areas, at just 4.2%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly report heart disease at 7.2% and diabetes at 5.7%.
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 Beswick, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 3.9% of people in Beswick need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average of 3.6% and a little below the national figure.
3.9% ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Beswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70031/beswick/topic/health-disability