47.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ardath · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ardath
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Ardath than in most similar areas. Nearly half the population, 47.1%, report a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in both physical and mental health challenges across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 17.6%, while 15.7% of people have a mental health condition. This rate of mental illness is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
15.7%
Higher than 93% 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 Ardath, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people in Ardath need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
5.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Ardath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50023/ardath/topic/health-disability