35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cookernup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cookernup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Cookernup than in most similar areas. About 35.1% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a higher health burden for the community compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 12.7%, followed by mental health issues at 10.4%. This mental health figure is a little above the Western Australian average of 8.3%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Cookernup, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
5.3% ▲ +86.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/topic/health-disability