CensusAtlas

Bassendean · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Bassendean

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Much higher rates of mental health conditions than most similar areas mark the health profile of Bassendean. About 30.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.

Open map →
📍 Bassendean, Council (LGA)

Where Bassendean sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bassendean — higher than 56% of areas.

Bassendean30.3%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.7% of people. Other frequent issues include arthritis and asthma at 8.5% each, while the typical resident has no long-term health conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

View on map →

In Bassendean, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 61.4% One condition 20.8% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 3.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

View on map →

Bassendean splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 10.7% Other condition 8.7% Arthritis 8.5% Asthma 8.5% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.0% of people in Bassendean need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6% and has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

View on map →

6.0% ▲ +32.3%

Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.

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).

More for Bassendean

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50350/bassendean/topic/health-disability