15.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cannington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Cannington than in most other areas. Only 15.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This means the vast majority of the community enjoys a high level of day-to-day wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.5% of people here, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 75.2% reporting no conditions.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Cannington, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more independent for most people in Cannington, as only 3.1% need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50246/cannington/topic/health-disability