21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Caversham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Caversham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health struggles define daily life in Caversham, where only 21.3% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, making it a healthier area than most across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.5% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 7.2%, while 72.1% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Caversham, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common here than in most areas. Just 3.5% of people require this support, which is a little below the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
3.5% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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 Caversham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50277/caversham/topic/health-disability