A snapshot of the SMHS community

- 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.