27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Claremont
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Claremont, affecting 8.2% of residents. Most people here live without any chronic health problems, with the area seeing a lower rate of long-term conditions than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health conditions affect 7.4% of the population, slightly below the Australian average of 8.8%.
7.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Claremont, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.4% of residents. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits about the same as the Western Australian rate of 4.6%.
5.4% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50296/claremont/topic/health-disability