18.1%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Perenjori · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Perenjori
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Perenjori report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it one of the healthiest areas in the region, with very few people dealing with chronic illness or disability compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which are much lower here at 4.1% than the Australian average of 8.8%.
4.1%
Lower than 90% 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 Perenjori, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it was 1.7%.
1.1% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57000/perenjori/topic/health-disability