42.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berkshire Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Berkshire Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Chronic illness has become a more prominent feature of life in Berkshire Valley since 2011. This is now one of the areas with the highest rates of long-term health issues, with 42.1% of residents living with a lasting condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.2% of people. This is well above the 8.3% seen across Western Australia, with asthma being the most reported long-term illness at 23.7%.
13.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Berkshire Valley, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Berkshire Valley reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Berkshire Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50113/berkshire-valley/topic/health-disability