25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clarkson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clarkson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of long-term health conditions defines Clarkson compared to the national figure. While about 25.5% of people live with a health condition, the area sees a higher-than-average number of residents managing mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.2% of residents. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 8.3% and the national figure of 8.8%.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Clarkson, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of people in Clarkson need some help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +78.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50297/clarkson/topic/health-disability