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South Perth · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in South Perth

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

Barely any change has occurred in the proportion of people needing daily help in South Perth since 2011. The area is generally healthier than most, with only 25.4% of residents reporting a long-term health condition.

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📍 South Perth, Sub-region (SA3)

Where South Perth sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.4%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is South Perth — lower than 69% of areas.

South Perth25.4%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 67.3% of people reporting none at all. Mental health is the most reported condition at 7.9%, which is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Perth, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 67.3% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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South Perth splits fairly evenly between Mental health (18%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 7.9% Other condition 7.4% Arthritis 7.1% Asthma 6.8% Heart disease 3.8% Diabetes 3.5% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 1.3% Dementia 0.9% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 3.6%, and remains a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.2% ▲ +17.2%

Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) 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 South Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50607/south-perth/topic/health-disability