28.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chidlow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chidlow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Chidlow, affecting 10.7% of the population. This figure is higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national averages. Overall, health profiles here are fairly typical, with 63.5% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Beyond mental health, arthritis affects 9.4% of residents and asthma affects 8.5%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Chidlow, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are typical for the region, with 4.9% of people requiring help. This is about the same as the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
4.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Chidlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50290/chidlow/topic/health-disability