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East Fremantle · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in East Fremantle

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

About 65.7% of people in East Fremantle report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a generally healthy population where the proportion of residents with chronic illness is lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 East Fremantle, Council (LGA)

Where East Fremantle sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.4%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is East Fremantle — lower than 65% of areas.

East Fremantle26.4%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions affect 26.4% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common reported condition at 8.3%, followed by other conditions, arthritis, and asthma.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In East Fremantle, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 65.7% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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East Fremantle splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 8.3% Other condition 7.5% Arthritis 7.3% Asthma 6.5% Cancer 3.5% Heart disease 3.5% Diabetes 2.5% Lung condition 1.3% Dementia 0.9% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.6% of people need help with daily activities, a rate lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian average. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +29.9%

Lower than 66% 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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53150/east-fremantle/topic/health-disability