20.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Canning Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Canning Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and wellbeing have improved since 2011 in Canning Vale, where only 20.4% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as significantly healthier than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national figure. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported conditions are other health issues, asthma, and arthritis.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Canning Vale, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in other areas, with only 3.5% needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little below both the Western Australian and national figures.
3.5% ▲ +105.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Canning Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50245/canning-vale/topic/health-disability