27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Abbey · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Abbey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than 4% of people in Abbey need help with daily activities, which is lower than the national figure. The community has a health profile that is mostly typical for the region, with around 28% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the Western Australian average. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, each affecting around 9% of the population.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Abbey, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Abbey require assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.3% ▲ +75.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Abbey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50002/abbey/topic/health-disability