31.0%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Canning · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Canning
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Canning now require help with daily activities than in 2011, with the rate rising to 5.7%. This area faces higher health challenges than most, as 31.0% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in the rest of the state, where 31.0% of people have a condition compared to 26.1% across Western Australia. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 10.7%, while 9.4% of the population reports a mental health condition.
9.4%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate 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 Canning, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people need help with daily tasks, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This represents a rise of 2.5 percentage points since 2011, when only 3.2% of residents needed such support.
5.7% ▲ +76.8%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED503/canning/topic/health-disability