27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bicton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bicton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Bicton sits around the middle of similar areas for health and disability. About 27.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Most people here report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Bicton, affecting 8.3% of residents. While 8.0% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
8.0%
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 Bicton, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.1% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and the state figure of 4.6%.
5.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Bicton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50119/bicton/topic/health-disability