Bibra Lake · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Bibra Lake

Name: Health & Disability in Bibra Lake — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Long-term health struggles are more common in Bibra Lake than in most other areas. About 30.9% of residents live with a chronic health condition, a figure that sits well above both the state and national averages.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 10.5%, followed by mental health issues at 10.0%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bibra Lake, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 62.6% One condition 21.1% Two conditions 6.6% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bibra Lake splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (19%), with Other condition at 16%.

Arthritis 10.5% Mental health 10.0% Other condition 8.2% Asthma 7.8% Diabetes 5.1% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living assistance is needed by 5.4% of people, which is about the same as the figures for Australia and Western Australia.

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 Bibra Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50117/bibra-lake/topic/health-disability

Where Bibra Lake sits — People with a long-term health condition