26.0%
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fremantle · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Fremantle
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 4.6% of people in Fremantle need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a relatively healthy community where the typical resident does not have a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26% of people report a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.9%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.9%
Lower than 53% 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 Fremantle, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.6% of people needing help with daily activities is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 3.9%.
4.6% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED508/fremantle/topic/health-disability