28.9%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mundaring · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Mundaring
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 29% of people in Mundaring live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. This means nearly three in ten residents manage an ongoing health issue, with mental health and arthritis being the most common conditions reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, slightly higher than the Western Australian rate of 26.1%. Mental health and arthritis are the top concerns, each affecting 9.0% of the population.
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 Mundaring, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most other areas and the national average. This need has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50402/mundaring/topic/health-disability