26.8%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Joondalup · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Joondalup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for the 26.8% of Joondalup residents with a long-term health condition is similar to the rest of the state. This area sees fewer people struggling with long-term health or mental health issues compared to most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle at 8.1%, while 67.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
7.7%
Lower than 70% 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 Joondalup, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.9% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%, though the need for assistance has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50501/joondalup/topic/health-disability