24.6%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pearce · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Pearce
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 68% of people in Pearce report having no long-term health conditions, making it a healthy area. This stands out as the typical resident is more likely to be free of chronic illness than people in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.3%, followed by asthma at 7.6%.
8.3%
Lower than 61% 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 Pearce, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.1% of people in Pearce need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED512/pearce/topic/health-disability