25.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Swan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people deal with long-term health issues in Swan than in most similar areas. About 25.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Most people here live without a chronic health problem.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.6%, followed by asthma at 7.9%. This level of mental health illness is about the same as both the state and national figures.
8.6%
Higher than 51% 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 Swan, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58050/swan/topic/health-disability