22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alma
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Alma than in most similar areas. Only 22.4% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a community with a notably lower burden of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 0.0% of residents, a figure well below both the state and national rates. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is most common at 8.6%, followed by heart disease at 7.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Alma, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas, with only 3.4% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
3.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50014/alma/topic/health-disability