23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Baskerville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Baskerville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Baskerville than in most other areas. Only 23.2% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a lower rate of mental health conditions (6.3%) than the state average. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most common at 9.6%, while 68.2% of all residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Baskerville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the overall good health of the area, 6.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and is higher than most similar areas.
6.0% ▲ +137.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Baskerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50077/baskerville/topic/health-disability