30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jam Jerrup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jam Jerrup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of health struggles than most similar areas mark Jam Jerrup, where 30.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common, affecting 15.1% of the population, which is well above the 8.8% figure for Victoria and Australia. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 10.4% and cancer at 9.4%.
15.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality 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 Jam Jerrup, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging here than in most similar places, with 10.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
10.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Jam Jerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21252/jam-jerrup/topic/health-disability