Strengthening relationships with our community and partners is a strategic priority or SMHS.

We are committed to:

• engaging with the community to better define and deliver the services required to meet their health and wellbeing needs
• optimising existing partnerships and exploring new opportunities for innovative alliances both within and outside of health care.

SMHS community snapshot

The following data offers an insight into the health and wellbeing of members of the SMHS community:

• The SMHS catchment has an estimated population of 668,597 people, or 24 per cent of WA’s population.
• The average life expectancy of a person living within the SMHS catchment is 84 years.
• Of our adult population:
• 23 per cent have high blood pressure and 23 per cent have high cholesterol
• 16 per cent have a diagnosed mental health problem
• 30 per cent eat fast food at least weekly – 6 per cent less than 2021–22
• 9 per cent smoke – 2 per cent less than the WA average
• 24 per cent drink alcohol at levels that will lead to long-term harm
• 73 per cent are overweight or obese
• 60 per cent are active for more than 150 minutes each week
• 53 per cent eat less than 2 serves of fruit daily.

Read our latest Annual Report to learn more about the community SMHS serves.

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