35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cheynes · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cheynes
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Cheynes is shaped by health challenges, with 35.1% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While physical health needs are common, reported mental health conditions are much lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 16.2% of residents. Overall, people with long-term conditions are far more common than in the rest of Western Australia, where the figure is 26.1%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Cheynes, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A high proportion of the population needs help with daily activities. At 13.5%, this is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
13.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Cheynes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50288/cheynes/topic/health-disability