24.4%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Curtin · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Curtin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Curtin than in most similar areas. Only 24.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This a healthy profile for the area, with nearly 70% of the population reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of people here, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions in the area include arthritis (6.8%) and asthma (6.6%).
7.5%
Lower than 72% 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 Curtin, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the national average of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED505/curtin/topic/health-disability