30.0%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dandaragan · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Dandaragan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Dandaragan live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 30% of people report a lasting health issue, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Most residents are healthy, with 57.8% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 11.7% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.7% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) 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 Dandaragan, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.0% of people, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.0% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52590/dandaragan/topic/health-disability