26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Castletown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Castletown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 61% of people in Castletown report having no long-term health conditions. This suggests a healthy population, as the rate of long-term illness is lower than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is similar to the Western Australian and national figures. Asthma is the most common condition at 9.1%, while 7.5% of people live with a mental health condition.
7.5%
Lower than 57% 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 Castletown, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Castletown need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Castletown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50273/castletown/topic/health-disability