25.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stirling · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Stirling
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Stirling than in most similar areas. Only 25% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most other areas. Mental health is the most reported condition at 8%, which is about the same as the national figure, while 67.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.0%
Lower than 58% 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 Stirling, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Stirling need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and is about the same as the state and national figures, though the proportion has risen by 1 percentage point since 2011.
4.9% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57910/stirling/topic/health-disability