20.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Borderdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Borderdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 13.8% is well above the national figure for Borderdale. While the area is generally healthier than most, with far fewer people reporting long-term illnesses, it faces a significant gap in mental wellbeing compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. However, mental health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of the population affected.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Borderdale, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Borderdale reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national average of 5.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
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 Borderdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50156/borderdale/topic/health-disability