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Wellard (West) - Bertram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Wellard (West) - Bertram

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wellard (West) - Bertram than in most similar areas. Only 21.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy area compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wellard (West) - Bertram, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wellard (West) - Bertram sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wellard (West) - Bertram — lower than 87% of areas.

Wellard (West) - Bertram21.2%
6170, WA 21.8%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 72.1% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wellard (West) - Bertram, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 72.1% One condition 15.7% Two conditions 3.9% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wellard (West) - Bertram splits fairly evenly between Mental health (24%) and Asthma (21%), with Other condition at 18%.

Mental health 8.3% Asthma 7.3% Other condition 6.3% Arthritis 4.4% Diabetes 3.9% Heart disease 1.8% Cancer 1.2% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.4% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.2% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national average of 5.8%, though the proportion of people needing help rose 1.1 points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.2% ▲ +51.3%

Lower than 87% 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 Wellard (West) - Bertram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031169/wellard-bertram/topic/health-disability