23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dalkeith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dalkeith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.7% of people in Dalkeith report a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most other areas. This suggests a very healthy local population, with residents experiencing far fewer chronic illnesses and mental health issues than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 4.9% of residents, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported conditions are arthritis, asthma, and heart disease.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Dalkeith, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Dalkeith need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 2.8%, this is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
2.8% ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Dalkeith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50374/dalkeith/topic/health-disability