15.6%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Beagle Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Beagle Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 76% of people in Beagle Bay have no long-term health conditions, reflecting a remarkably healthy population. This community sees far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.6% of people report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also very rare here at 1.3%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
1.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Beagle Bay, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.0% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
2.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Beagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522005/beagle-bay/topic/health-disability