30.6%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wheat Belt - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Wheat Belt - North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Wheat Belt - North now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This area sees higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar regions, with 30.6% of residents living with a chronic condition. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.6%, followed by mental health and asthma. While long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, the rate of mental health conditions at 8.4% is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Lower than 61% 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 Wheat Belt - North, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people need assistance with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This represents a rise of 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Wheat Belt - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50902/wheat-belt-north/topic/health-disability