23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Atwell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Atwell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 70% of people in Atwell report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the suburb a much healthier place than most similar areas, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.1%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.1%
Lower than 51% 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 Atwell, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Atwell need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 3.3%, this is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the wider nation.
3.3% ▲ +106.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 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 Atwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50036/atwell/topic/health-disability