A snapshot of the SMHS community

An older female patient lays in a hospital bed, with two nurses by her beside.

SMHS catchment has an estimated population of 657,827 people, or 25 per cent of WA’s population. Aboriginal people account for 1.3 per cent of the SMHS population base.
Life expectancy of males in the SMHS catchment is 82.5 years, compared to females 86.3 years.
7,661 deaths due to chronic conditions could potentially have been prevented.
17.5 per cent of adults have high blood pressure, and 18.2 per cent of adults have high cholesterol.
More than 45 per cent of hospitalisations due to chronic conditions in SMHS could potentially have been prevented.
9.3 per cent of the adult population continue to smoke. 23.2 per cent consumer alcohol at levels deemed high-risk of long term harm.
Over 40 per cent of the adult population is overweight.
43 per cent of adults and 20.7 per cent of children do not undertake sufficient physical activity.

Learn more about our community and our activities in our 2019/20 annual report.