28.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Australind · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Australind
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of long-term health conditions defines Australind, where 28.1% of people live with a chronic illness. This is a little above the Western Australia figure and roughly the same as the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.2% of residents. Other frequent long-term issues include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 8.4%.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Australind, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Australind need some help with their daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Australind [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50039/australind/topic/health-disability