28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broomehill West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broomehill West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions have become more common in Broomehill West, with 9.8% of people reporting this issue. While overall health trends follow the national pattern, the area has a notably high rate of mental health conditions compared to most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 9.8%, followed by asthma at 8.7%.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Broomehill West, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Broomehill West need help with daily activities. At 1.7%, this is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
1.7% ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Broomehill West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50193/broomehill-west/topic/health-disability