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Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield

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

More people than usual live with long-term health challenges in Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield. About 30.3% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure. This means a significant number of locals manage ongoing health needs in their daily lives.

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📍 Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield — higher than 63% of areas.

Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield30.3%
6054, WA 30.3%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 10.7% of people, which is much higher than in most other areas. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis and asthma, both at 8.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 61.4% One condition 20.8% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 3.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 10.7% Other condition 8.7% Arthritis 8.5% Asthma 8.5% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.0% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.0% ▲ +32.1%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011044/bassendean-eden-hill-ashfield/topic/health-disability