34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cape Burney · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cape Burney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people than usual live with long-term health issues in Cape Burney. Around 34.2% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This gap defines the health profile of the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most areas. Arthritis (13.4%) and asthma (10.2%) are the most common, while 8.6% of residents have a mental health condition, similar to the national figure.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Cape Burney, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.7% of people, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian rate of 4.6%.
6.7% ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Cape Burney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50248/cape-burney/topic/health-disability