24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alfred Cove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alfred Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than the national average mark Alfred Cove, where only 24.7% of residents live with a long-term condition. This is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most people here live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average.
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 Alfred Cove, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Alfred Cove need help with their daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below both the state and national figures.
3.4% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Alfred Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50010/alfred-cove/topic/health-disability