31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bruce Rock · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bruce Rock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with a long-term health condition in Bruce Rock, where 31.5% of the population struggle with ongoing illness. This figure is well above the Western Australian average of 26.1%. These health challenges mean a larger proportion of the community requires support to manage their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term conditions, affecting 12.5% and 9.6% of people respectively. While 8.9% have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Bruce Rock, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 6.1% of residents who need help with core activities. This is a little above the state average of 4.6% and higher than most similar areas.
6.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50196/bruce-rock/topic/health-disability