25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alexander Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alexander Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68% of people in Alexander Heights report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area slightly healthier than the national figure. Most residents here enjoy good health, with only a small minority needing regular help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 8.4% and asthma at 7.8%, while mental health conditions affect 7.5% of the population.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Alexander Heights, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.0% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.0% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Alexander Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50008/alexander-heights/topic/health-disability