36.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jarrahmond · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jarrahmond
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Jarrahmond, where 36.8% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common, with asthma (15.4%) and arthritis (12.0%) being the most frequent. In contrast, only 2.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 86% 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 Jarrahmond, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Jarrahmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21258/jarrahmond/topic/health-disability