25.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Subiaco · Council (LGA)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Subiaco need help with daily activities, making it an area where far fewer people struggle with disability than in most other places. This low level of need for assistance aligns with a generally healthy population, where long-term health conditions are less common than the national figure.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.7%, while 67.2% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
25.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Subiaco, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is much lower than most areas at 3.7%. While this remains a little below the Australian figure, the need for assistance has risen slightly by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57980/subiaco/topic/health-disability