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Belmont (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Belmont (East Metropolitan)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

About 66.4% of residents in Belmont (East Metropolitan) report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most other regions, with far fewer people suffering from chronic illnesses than the national figure.

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📍 Belmont (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Belmont (East Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Belmont (East Metropolitan) — lower than 71% of areas.

Belmont (East Metropolitan)24.5%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 24.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common reported condition at 7.9%, though this figure is lower than most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Belmont (East Metropolitan), None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 66.4% One condition 16.8% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Belmont (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (16%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 7.9% Other condition 7.0% Arthritis 6.9% Asthma 6.9% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 4.6% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +14.5%

Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.

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 Belmont (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50702/belmont/topic/health-disability