16.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broadwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broadwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reporting in Broadwood shows a strong trend toward wellness, with far fewer residents living with long-term illnesses than in most of the country. Only 16.2% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People with long-term health conditions are far less common here than across Australia, with asthma and other conditions being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas, affecting just 4.5% of residents.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Broadwood, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.2% of people in Broadwood need help with daily activities. This is well below the 4.6% seen across Western Australia and the 5.8% national figure.
1.2% ▲ +60.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Broadwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50184/broadwood/topic/health-disability