26.0%
Lower than 56% of capital city areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greater Perth · Capital City
Health & Disability in Greater Perth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 26% of people in Greater Perth live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a health profile that is about the same as the rest of Western Australia and slightly better than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 8.4% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
8.4%
Lower than 58% of capital city 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 Greater Perth, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.6% of residents, which is a little below the Australian figure. This need has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 3.9%.
4.6% —
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Greater Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/health-disability