23.5%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Perth City · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Perth City
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily assistance needs in Perth City have barely changed since 2011, with only 3.8% of people requiring help. This is a healthy area where far fewer residents live with long-term health conditions compared to most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 23.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.0%, a rate that is about the same as the rest of Australia.
9.0%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Perth City, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small minority of people need help with daily activities. At 3.8%, this is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national average of 5.8%.
3.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Perth City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50302/perth-city/topic/health-disability