27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chittering · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chittering
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Chittering is shaped by a health profile that mirrors the broader region, with 27.3% of residents living with a long-term health condition. While most people report no chronic health issues, arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term struggles here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.9% of residents, which is lower than both the state and national figures. Most people here have either no long-term health issues or just one, with arthritis and asthma each affecting 8.2% of the population.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Chittering, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Chittering need some help with their daily activities. This is roughly the same as the Western Australian average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Chittering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50291/chittering/topic/health-disability